Carassius auratus ( Linnaeus 1758 )

Çiçek, Erdoğan, Fricke, Ronald, Sungur, Sevil, Çapar, Osman Bahadir & Golani, Daniel, 2023, Freshwater fishes of Israel; a revised and updated annotated checklist- 2023, Zootaxa 5369 (4), pp. 451-484 : 458

Carassius auratus ( Linnaeus 1758) [I]—Goldfish; None

Taxonomy. Original description: Cyprinus auratus Linnaeus 1758: 322 [ China; Japanese rivers; no types known].— Israel synonyms: None.—Revisions: None.—Illustration: Guo (2021: 472, fig.).

Status in Israel. First record from Israel by Shefler and Ben-Tuvia (1982); confirmed by Goren & Ortal (1999); confirmed by Golani & Mires (2000).—Israel material: HUJ.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Israel: A single record of this species was recorded from the Lake of Galilee.—Distribution in River Basin: 3-Kinneret Basin.—General distribution: East Asia: China and Japan; introduced widely elsewhere; many cultivated goldfish varieties.—Distribution in Ecoregion: 438- Jordan River.— 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).