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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae Minnows or carps
Subfamily: Cyprininae
Genus: Carassius

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6 species (see list below)
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Photo by Winter, T.J.

Asia
Max. Length 48 cm TL
Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Carassius auratus
[Goldfish]

Photo by Nyeste, K.

Eurasia
Max. Length 64 cm TL
Carassius carassius (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Carassius carassius
[Crucian carp]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Asia
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Carassius cuvieri Temminck & Schlegel, 1846

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Carassius cuvieri
[Japanese white crucian carp]

Photo by Jawad, L.A.

Europe and Asia
Max. Length 46.6 cm TL
Carassius gibelio (Bloch, 1782)

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Carassius gibelio
[Prussian carp]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Asia
Max. Length 39 cm TL
Carassius langsdorfii Temminck & Schlegel, 1846

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Carassius langsdorfii
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Max. Length 6.2 cm SL
 
Carassius praecipuus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Carassius auratus Goldfish Asia 48 TL 1758
Carassius carassius Crucian carp Eurasia 64 TL 1758
Carassius cuvieri Japanese white crucian carp Asia 35 SL 1846
Carassius gibelio Prussian carp Europe and Asia 46.6 TL 1782
Carassius langsdorfii Asia 39 TL 1846
Carassius praecipuus Asia 6.2 SL 2017



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