101. Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Common name. Goldfish

Taxonomy: Original description: Cyprinus auratus Linnaeus, 1758: 322 [China; Japanese rivers; no types known] .

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. Guo (2021: 472, fig.).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin and Ecoregions: Widespread in many parts of Iran.

Status in Iran. [Exotic].—Karas-e Talayi.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: ZM-CBSU.

Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).