Japanese white crucian carp

Japanese white crucian carp
Japanese (white) crucian carp
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cyprininae
Genus: Carassius
Species:
C. cuvieri
Binomial name
Carassius cuvieri
Synonyms [1]
  • C. auratus caviers Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
  • C. auratus cuvieri Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
  • C. carassius cuvieri Temminck & Schlegel, 1846

The Japanese white crucian carp, also known as Japanese carp, white crucian carp, or gengoro-buna (Carassius cuvieri), is a species of freshwater fish in the carp family (family Cyprinidae). It is found in Japan and, as an introduced species, in several other countries in Asia.[2] This fish is closely related to the commonly known goldfish.

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Carassius cuvieri". FishBase. may 2018 version.
  2. ^ Shao, Kwang-Tsao. "Carassius cuvieri". The Fish Database of Taiwan. WWW Web electronic publication. Version 2009/1. Retrieved 28 November 2012.

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