Carassius auratus

Goldfish at Hume, ACT

Carassius auratus at Hume, ACT - 11 Dec 2022
Carassius auratus at Hume, ACT - 11 Dec 2022
Carassius auratus at Hume, ACT - 11 Dec 2022
Carassius auratus at Hume, ACT - 11 Dec 2022
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Identification history

Carassius auratus 19 Dec 2022 MichaelMulvaney
Carassius auratus 19 Dec 2022 MichaelMulvaney
Cyprinus rubrofuscusResearch Grade 14 Dec 2022 RodDeb

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User's notes

tried to remove some pics from the earlier listing (but it did not work) as was informed on iNaturalist that some of the pics were of Koi Carp so am relisting them again separately apologies for any inconvenience. The European Carp have been listed separately. Apologies "research grade" should not be in the name.

4 comments

   19 Dec 2022
Thanks Deb @MattBeitzel @Jek what do you think of ID
MattBeitzel wrote:
   19 Dec 2022
Carp Cyprinus carpio or Goldfish Carassius auratus - hard to tell at that angle but id probably be going for C. auratus based on the less defined dorsal spike and rays on the tail however the diagnostic feature is the barbels on the mouth.
   19 Dec 2022
Thanks Matt
RodDeb wrote:
   19 Dec 2022
Thank you

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Additional information

  • 1m - 3m Depth of sighting

Species information

  • Carassius auratus Scientific name
  • Goldfish Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 649.6m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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