Crucian carp

"Crucian carp" is also used for the genus Carassius as a whole.

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. carassius
Binomial name
Carassius carassius
Synonyms[2]
  • Carassius moles (Agassiz, 1835)
  • Cyprinus carassius Linnaeus, 1758
  • Cyprinus moles Agassiz, 1835
  • Carassius humilis Heckel, 1837
  • Cyprinus charax Lesniewski, 1837
  • Carassius charax (Lesniewski, 1837)
  • Carassius vulgaris Nordmann, 1840
  • Carassius linnaei Bonaparte, 1845
  • Carassius oblongus Heckel & Kner, 1858
  • Carassius linnei Malm, 1877

The crucian carp (Carassius carassius) is a medium-sized member of the common carp family Cyprinidae. It occurs widely in northern European regions. Its name derives from the Low German karusse or karutze, possibly from Medieval Latin coracinus (a kind of river fish).

  1. ^ Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Carassius carassius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T3849A10117321. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T3849A10117321.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Synonyms of Carassius carassius Linnaeus, 1758". Fishbase. Retrieved 19 September 2017.