Japanese (white) crucian carp (Carassius cuvieri)

Scientific name: Carassius cuvieri Temminck & Schlegel, 1846

Japanese (white) crucian carp (Carassius cuvieri)

The Japanese (white) crucian carp (Carassius cuvieri) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: Asia, Japan and Taiwan.

Species facts

Scientific name
Carassius cuvieri
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
35.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Asia: Japan and Taiwan.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquaculture: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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