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Definition of Carassius auratus
1. Noun. Small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes.
Generic synonyms: Cyprinid, Cyprinid Fish
Group relationships: Carassius, Genus Carassius
Specialized synonyms: Silverfish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carassius Auratus
Literary usage of Carassius auratus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Warmwater Fisheries: Symposium I (1991) edited by James L. Cooper, R. H. Hamre (1999)
"... taken while electrofishing, and one each, goldfish (carassius auratus), sailfin
molly (Poecilia latipinna), and fathead minnow (Pimephales prometas) ..."
2. A Manual of the Vertebrate Animals of the Northern United States: Including by David Starr Jordan (1899)
"The Gold-fish (carassius auratus L.) is originally olivaceous, but only the
orange-red variety is valued for aquaria. Both Carassius and Cyprinus are native ..."
3. Water Quality Indicators Guide: Surface Waters by Charles R. Terrell (1993)
"... which does not include native North American cyprinids. Hybridizes with
goldfish, carassius auratus, another exotic ..."
4. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"... carassius auratus), a small fish belonging to the Cyprinid family, a native
of China but natur- ..."
5. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1906)
"His account of the aberrant forms of the gold-fish, carassius auratus, is especially
interesting. About thirty monstrous forms are figured. ..."
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