WoRMS taxon details
Carassius carassius (Linnaeus, 1758)
154297 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154297)
accepted
Species
Carassius carassius carassius (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Carassius carassius jacuticus Kirillov, 1956 · unaccepted (ambiguous synonym)
Carassius charax (Lesniewski, 1837) · unaccepted
Carassius gibelio minutus (Kessler, 1856) · unaccepted
Carassius humilis Heckel, 1837 · unaccepted (synonym)
Carassius linnaei Bonaparte, 1845 · unaccepted (synonym)
Carassius linnei Malm, 1877 · unaccepted (synonym)
Carassius linnei lacustrus Malm, 1877 · unaccepted (synonym)
Carassius linnei piscinarum Malm, 1877 · unaccepted (synonym)
Carassius moles von Nordmann, 1840 · unaccepted
Carassius oblongus Heckel & Kner, 1857 · unaccepted (synonym)
Carassius vulgaris von Nordmann, 1840 · unaccepted (synonym)
Carassius vulgaris gibbosus Walecki, 1863 · unaccepted (ambiguous synonym)
Carassius vulgaris subventrosus Walecki, 1863 · unaccepted (ambiguous synonym)
Cyprinus carassius Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cyprinus charax Lesniewski, 1837 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cyprinus gibelio minutus Kessler, 1856 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cyprinus moles Agassiz, 1835 · unaccepted
Cyprinus moles Selys-Longchamps, 1842 · unaccepted (ambiguous synonym)
Cyprinus moles Valenciennes, 1842 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Subspecies Carassius carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) (senior synonym)
- Subspecies Carassius carassius jacuticus Kirillov, 1956 accepted as Carassius carassius (Linnaeus, 1758) (ambiguous synonym)
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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(of Cyprinus carassius Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request](of Cyprinus carassius Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Carassius carassius (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154297 on 2026-09-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Carassius linnaei Bonaparte, 1845) Bonaparte, C. L. (1845). Catalogo metodico dei ciprinidi d'Europa, e rilievi sul volume XVII dell' istoria naturale dei pesci del sig. Valenciennes. <em>Pirola, Milano.</em> 1-20., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.5781
page(s): 3 [details]
original description (of Cyprinus moles Valenciennes, 1842) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1842). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome seizième. Livre dix-huitième. Les Cyprinoïdes. v. 16: i-xx + 1-472, Pls. 456-487. [details]
original description (of Carassius humilis Heckel, 1837) Heckel, J. J. (1837). Ichthyologische Beiträge zu den Familien der Cottoiden, Scorpaenoiden, Gobioiden und Cyprinoiden. <em>Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte.</em> v. 2 (no. 1) (for 1840): 143-164, Pls. 8-9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41200278 [details]
original description (of Carassius oblongus Heckel & Kner, 1857) Heckel, J. J.; Kner, R. (1857). Die Süsswasserfische der Österreichischen Monarchie, mit Rücksicht auf die angränzenden Länder. <em>Leipzig.</em> i-xii + 1-388. [details]
original description (of Cyprinus carassius Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Carassius linnei Malm, 1877) Malm, A. W. (1877). Göteborgs och Bohusläns fauna, ryggradsdjuren. <em>Göteborg Handelstidning Akteriolags Tryckeri Göteborg.</em> 1-674, Pls. 1-9., available online at https://books.google.be/books?id=Y7ctAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=pt-PT&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false [details]
original description (of Carassius vulgaris von Nordmann, 1840) von Nordmann, A. (1840-1842). Prodrome de l'ichthyologie pontique. <em>In: Démidoff, A. de (eds.). Voyage dans la Russie méridionale et la Crimée. V. 3. E. Bourdin et Ce., Paris.</em> Pp. 353-635, 748-755, Pisces Pls. 1-32. [Text appeared in 1840, atlas with plates in 1842.]. [details]
basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
[request]original description (of Carassius linnaei Bonaparte, 1845) Bonaparte, C. L. (1845). Catalogo metodico dei ciprinidi d'Europa, e rilievi sul volume XVII dell' istoria naturale dei pesci del sig. Valenciennes. <em>Pirola, Milano.</em> 1-20., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.5781
page(s): 3 [details]
original description (of Cyprinus moles Valenciennes, 1842) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1842). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome seizième. Livre dix-huitième. Les Cyprinoïdes. v. 16: i-xx + 1-472, Pls. 456-487. [details]
original description (of Carassius humilis Heckel, 1837) Heckel, J. J. (1837). Ichthyologische Beiträge zu den Familien der Cottoiden, Scorpaenoiden, Gobioiden und Cyprinoiden. <em>Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte.</em> v. 2 (no. 1) (for 1840): 143-164, Pls. 8-9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41200278 [details]
original description (of Carassius oblongus Heckel & Kner, 1857) Heckel, J. J.; Kner, R. (1857). Die Süsswasserfische der Österreichischen Monarchie, mit Rücksicht auf die angränzenden Länder. <em>Leipzig.</em> i-xii + 1-388. [details]
original description (of Cyprinus carassius Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Carassius linnei Malm, 1877) Malm, A. W. (1877). Göteborgs och Bohusläns fauna, ryggradsdjuren. <em>Göteborg Handelstidning Akteriolags Tryckeri Göteborg.</em> 1-674, Pls. 1-9., available online at https://books.google.be/books?id=Y7ctAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=pt-PT&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false [details]
original description (of Carassius vulgaris von Nordmann, 1840) von Nordmann, A. (1840-1842). Prodrome de l'ichthyologie pontique. <em>In: Démidoff, A. de (eds.). Voyage dans la Russie méridionale et la Crimée. V. 3. E. Bourdin et Ce., Paris.</em> Pp. 353-635, 748-755, Pisces Pls. 1-32. [Text appeared in 1840, atlas with plates in 1842.]. [details]
basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Schelde)
Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | karasi i bronxtëkarasi | [details] |
| Bulgarian | Златиста каракуда | [details] |
| Danish | karusse | [details] |
| Dutch | kroeskarper | [details] |
| English | crucian carpbronze carp | [details] |
| Finnish | ruutana | [details] |
| French | carassin | [details] |
| German | SteinkarpfenSchneiderkarpfenMoorkarpfenKotbuckelKarauscheGuratschGareisleBurretschelBauernkarpfen | [details] |
| Italian | carassio | [details] |
| Lithuanian | auksinis karosas | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Κουτσουράς | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | karuss | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | karuss | [details] |
| Polish | karaś pospolitykaraś | [details] |
| Romanian | caracudă | [details] |
| Russian | Карась золотой | [details] |
| Slovenian | navadni koreselj | [details] |
| Spanish | carpíncarpin | [details] |
| Swedish | ruda | [details] |
| Turkish | havuz balığıhavuz baligi | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Карась золотийКарась звичайнийЗолотий карась | [details] |
| Welsh | byrbysgodyn | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (63 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (158 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Carassius humilis Heckel, 1837)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Carassius moles von Nordmann, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (181 publications) (from synonym Cyprinus carassius Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Carassius carassius carassius (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Carassius oblongus Heckel & Kner, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (277 publications) (from synonym Carassius vulgaris von Nordmann, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Carassius linnaei Bonaparte, 1845)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Cyprinus moles Agassiz, 1835)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Cyprinus moles Selys-Longchamps, 1842)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Cyprinus moles Valenciennes, 1842)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carassius carassius)
To FAO Cultured Aquatic species fact sheets
To Fishbase (from synonym Cyprinus gibelio minutus Kessler, 1856)
To Fishbase (from synonym Carassius linnei lacustrus Malm, 1877)
To Fishbase (from synonym Carassius linnei piscinarum Malm, 1877)
To Fishbase (from synonym Carassius vulgaris gibbosus Walecki, 1863)
To Fishbase (from synonym Carassius vulgaris subventrosus Walecki, 1863)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (94974 nucleotides; 74497 proteins)
To GenBank (94974 nucleotides; 74497 proteins) (from synonym Cyprinus carassius Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (158 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Carassius humilis Heckel, 1837)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Carassius moles von Nordmann, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (181 publications) (from synonym Cyprinus carassius Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Carassius carassius carassius (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Carassius oblongus Heckel & Kner, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (277 publications) (from synonym Carassius vulgaris von Nordmann, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Carassius linnaei Bonaparte, 1845)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Cyprinus moles Agassiz, 1835)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Cyprinus moles Selys-Longchamps, 1842)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Cyprinus moles Valenciennes, 1842)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carassius carassius)
To FAO Cultured Aquatic species fact sheets
To Fishbase (from synonym Cyprinus gibelio minutus Kessler, 1856)
To Fishbase (from synonym Carassius linnei lacustrus Malm, 1877)
To Fishbase (from synonym Carassius linnei piscinarum Malm, 1877)
To Fishbase (from synonym Carassius vulgaris gibbosus Walecki, 1863)
To Fishbase (from synonym Carassius vulgaris subventrosus Walecki, 1863)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (94974 nucleotides; 74497 proteins)
To GenBank (94974 nucleotides; 74497 proteins) (from synonym Cyprinus carassius Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
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