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Carassius Jarocki, 1822

AphiaID

154296 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154296)

Classification

Status

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Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Cyprinus carassius Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Carassius carassius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Parent

Cyprininae Rafinesque, 1815

Synonymised names

Carasius · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

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Species Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)
1. Subspecies Carassius auratus argenteaphthalmus Nguyen, 2001 accepted as Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)
2. Subspecies Carassius auratus buergeri Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 accepted as Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior synonym)
3. Subspecies Carassius auratus burgeri Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 accepted as Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior synonym)
4. Subspecies Carassius auratus cantonensis Tchang, 1933 accepted as Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
5. Subspecies Carassius auratus gibelio (Bloch, 1782) accepted as Carassius gibelio (Bloch, 1782)
6. Subspecies Carassius auratus wui Tchang, 1930 accepted as Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Carassius carassius (Linnaeus, 1758)
1. Subspecies Carassius carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) (senior synonym)
2. Subspecies Carassius carassius jacuticus Kirillov, 1956 accepted as Carassius carassius (Linnaeus, 1758) (ambiguous synonym)
Species Carassius gibelio (Bloch, 1782)
Species Carassius bucephalus Heckel, 1837 accepted as Carassius gibelio (Bloch, 1782) (ambiguous synonym)
Species Carassius burgeri Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 accepted as Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Carassius chinensis (Gronow, 1854) accepted as Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Carassius coeruleus Basilewsky, 1855 accepted as Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Carassius discolor Basilewsky, 1855 accepted as Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Carassius ellipticus Heckel, 1848 accepted as Carassius gibelio (Bloch, 1782) (ambiguous synonym)
Species Carassius encobia Bonaparte, 1845 accepted as Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) (ambiguous synonym)
Species Carassius grandoculis Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 accepted as Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Carassius humilis Heckel, 1837 accepted as Carassius carassius (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Carassius linnaei Bonaparte, 1845 accepted as Carassius carassius (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Carassius linnei Malm, 1877 accepted as Carassius carassius (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
1. Subspecies Carassius linnei lacustrus Malm, 1877 accepted as Carassius carassius (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
2. Subspecies Carassius linnei piscinarum Malm, 1877 accepted as Carassius carassius (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Carassius oblongus Heckel & Kner, 1857 accepted as Carassius carassius (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Carassius pekinensis Basilewsky, 1855 accepted as Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Carassius vulgaris von Nordmann, 1840 accepted as Carassius carassius (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
1. Subspecies Carassius vulgaris gibbosus Walecki, 1863 accepted as Carassius carassius (Linnaeus, 1758) (ambiguous synonym)
2. Subspecies Carassius vulgaris kolenty Dybowski, 1877 accepted as Carassius gibelio (Bloch, 1782) (synonym)
3. Subspecies Carassius vulgaris subventrosus Walecki, 1863 accepted as Carassius carassius (Linnaeus, 1758) (ambiguous synonym)
4. Subspecies Carassius vulgaris ventrosus Walecki, 1863 accepted as Carassius gibelio (Bloch, 1782) (ambiguous synonym)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Nilsson, S. (1832). Prodromus ichthyologiae Scandinavicae. Lundae. i-iv + 1-124. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Carassius Jarocki, 1822. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154296 on 2025-04-23

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-04-18 08:19:08Z

created

Appeltans, Ward

2013-03-11 10:36:30Z

checked

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-12-02 12:48:54Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

original description Nilsson, S. (1832). Prodromus ichthyologiae Scandinavicae. Lundae. i-iv + 1-124. [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]