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Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Goldfish
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New Zealand country information

Common names: New Zealand
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Voucher specimen(s) held at the NMNZ (as Carassius auratus Linnaeus 1758 in Ref. 5755). Widespread in the North Is but localized in South Is. Range status is unknown (Ref. 52336).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.fish.govt.nz/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Welcomme, R.L., 1988
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Pez rojo, Карась серебряный, 鲫, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Cyprininae
Etymology: Carassius: Latinization of , karass, karausche, European crucian carp (Ref. 45335);  auratus: From the words carassius--Latin of karass (common name for these fishes in Eurasia) and auratus, meaning gilded (Ref. 10294).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 19; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 20 m (Ref. 6898).   Subtropical; 0°C - 41°C (Ref. 35682); 53°N - 22°N

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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