Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) – Karaś złocisty – Goldfish

Information in Alien Species in Poland database are purely scientific and not legally binding.

Status

The species is alien in whole area of its current or past occurrence in Poland

Casual in the environment

Reproducing in the environment

Invasive alien species

Occurrence

Map of occurrence

Areas on the map correspond to pemanent occurrence of the species. Points on the map indicate introduction places and/or single records of the species; they do not always correspond to current presence of the species in a given locality.

Information that could update the map of occurence of the species can be sent to ias@iop.krakow.pl

References

• Knytl M., Kalous L., Rylková K., Choleva L., Merilä J., Ráb, P. 2018. Morphologically indistinguishable hybrid Carassius female with 156 chromosomes: A threat for the threatened crucian carp, C. carassius, L. PLoS One 13: p.e0190924.. link
• NOWAK M., SZCZERBIK P., TATOJ K., POPEK, W. 2008. Non-native freshwater fishes in Poland: an overview AACL Bioflux 1: 173-191. link

Author(s): Krzysztof Tatoj

Life form: Fish

Phylum: Vertebrata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae

Scientific synonyms: Carasius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758); Carassius auratus cantonensis Tchang, 1933; Carassius carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758); Carassius chinensis Gronow, 1854; Carassius encobia Bonaparte, 1845; Cyprinus auratus Linnaeus, 1758; Cyprinus langsdorfii Valenciennes, 1842; Cyprinus maillardi Guichenot, 1863; Cyprinus mauritianus Bennett, 1832; Cyprinus thoracatus Valenciennes, 1842; Leuciscus auratus Mauduyt, 1849

Polish synonyms: Karaś chiński; Złota rybka

English synonyms: Crucian carp; Edible goldfish; Gold crucian carp; Golden carp