Carassius auratus ( Linnaeus, 1758 )

Çiçek, Erdoğan, Sungur, Sevil, Fricke, Ronald & Seçer, Burak, 2023, Freshwater lampreys and fishes of Türkiye; an annotated checklist, 2023, Turkish Journal of Zoology 47 (6), pp. 324-468 : 362

Carassius auratus ( Linnaeus, 1758) [I] ― Goldfish/ Kırmızı havuz balığı

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

Status in Türkiye. Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Kuru (2004); Geldiay and Balık (2007); Fricke et al. (2007); Kuru et al. (2014); Çiçek et al. (2015, 2020, 2022a). ― Turkish material: None.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Introduced to many basins of Türkiye. ― Distribution in river basins: 1-Meriç-Ergene, 2-Marmara, 17-Doğu Akdeniz, 18-Seyhan, 19-Asi, 20-Ceyhan. ― General distribution: East Asia: China and Japan; introduced widely elsewhere; many cultivated goldfish varieties. ― Distribution in ecoregions: 418-Dniester - Lower Danube, 423-Thrace, 429-Western Anatolia, 430-Northern Anatolia, 432-Southern Anatolia, 437-Orontes. ― 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).