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Carassius auratus

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Noun1.Carassius auratus - small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishesCarassius auratus - small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes
goldfish
cyprinid, cyprinid fish - soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales
Carassius, genus Carassius - goldfish
silverfish - a silvery variety of Carassius auratus
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But all the fish come from the species Carassius auratus.
Various Types of Goldfish for Your Aquarium by Bryan Halverson / Pets and Animals community
2008) registraram, igualmente, que o aumento na salinidade modifica o comportamento natatório com alterações na atividade diurna, noturna e antecipatória ao alimento e com implicações diretas no consumo de alimento e crescimento de juvenis de Carassius auratus.
Avaliacao da tolerancia de larvas do pacama Lophiosilurus alexandri ... by Kennedy Luz, Ronald; Epaminondas dos Santos, José Cláudio / Acta Scientiarum Biological Sciences (UEM)
Even adding their time as exploited captives, in a strict sense only two fish species qualify: the wild common carp, Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758, acquired by humans about 2000 years ago, and the wild chi better known as goldfish, Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) selected and released into ponds of mercy about 1000 years ago; the former by the Romans in south central Europe (Balon, 1974, 1995a, b), and the latter in China (Chen, 1956; Wang et al.
The oldest domesticated fishes, and the consequences of an epigenetic ... by Balon, Eugene K. / Aqua: journal of ichthyology & aquatic biology
 
 
 
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