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Scientific Name
Carassius auratus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
goldfish
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Actinopterygii |
| Class | Teleostei |
| Superorder | Ostariophysi |
| Order | Cypriniformes |
| Superfamily | Cyprinoidea |
| Family | Cyprinidae |
| Genus | Carassius |
| Species | Carassius auratus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Raesly, 2004; Mangold, 2004
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
The first exotic fish imported to North America (late 1600s). Propagated in Washington D.C. during the late 1800s. Potomac River populations established shortly thereafter.; Data Source: Jenkins and Burkhead, 1993
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Not cultivated with comment: By definition, this species was not introduced as part of the park's mission. Rather, they occur there naturally having been introduced elswhere in the drainage at some point in the past.
Abundance
Unknown
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
MTK-NCR
Created Date
8/17/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Geoff Sanders
Last Modified Date
9/17/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Raesly, 2004; Mangold, 2004
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