Carassius auratus ( Linnaeus, 1758 )
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5357.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10018755 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D65887E4-FFA7-FF89-98C8-D58EFD0FFACD |
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Plazi |
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Carassius auratus ( Linnaeus, 1758 ) |
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Carassius auratus ( Linnaeus, 1758) View in CoL [I]—Goldfish
Taxonomy. Original description: Cyprinus auratus Linnaeus, 1758: 322 View in CoL [ China; Japanese rivers; no types known].— Iraq synonyms: None.—Revisions: None.—Illustration: Guo (2021: 472, fig.),
Status in Iraq. First record from Iraq by Ali (1985).—Iraq materials: None.
Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Iraq: Tigris and Euphrates River basins.—General distribution: East Asia: China and Japan; introduced widely elsewhere; many cultivated goldfish varieties.—Habitat: This species inhabits rivers, lakes, reservoirs, ponds, and ditches with stagnant or slow-flowing water. It occurs in eutrophic fresh and brackish waters, well-vegetated ponds, and canals. Freshwater.
Economic importance. Valuable for the aquarium trade.
Reasons of introduction. Ornamental fish industry.
Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).
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Cyprininae |
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Carassius auratus ( Linnaeus, 1758 )
| Çiçek, Erdoğan, Jawad, Laith, Eagderi, Soheil, Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Mouludi-Saleh, Atta, Sungur, Sevil & Fricke, Ronald 2023 |
Cyprinus auratus
| Linnaeus 1758: 322 |