Carassius carassius ';
General information
 
Carassius carassius (Linnaeus, 1758)
 
 
Common nameCrucian carp, Gang gad
Synonyms
Cyprinus carassius Linnaeus, 1758
Carassius carassius carassius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Carassius humilis Heckel, 1837
Carassius charax (Lesniewski, 1837)
Carassius coeruleus Basilewsky, 1855
Carassius gibelio minutus (Kessler, 1856)
Carassius linnei lacustrus Malm, 1877
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae.
Geographical distribution
India; China; Japan; Sri Lanka; Philippines; Thailand; Taiwan; South Korea; Israel; Iran; Nepal; Mongolia; Kazakhstan; Turkmenistan; Turkey; Russia; Kenya; UK; Germany; France; Spain; Italy; Greece; Bulgaria; Ukraine; Romania; Georgia; Azerbaijan; Norway; Sweden; Denmark; Finland; Belgium; Netherlands; USA; Colombia; Chile; Albania; Andorra; Austria; Belarus; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Estonia; Gibraltar; Hungary; Latvia; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Macedonia; Malta; Moldova; Poland; Serbia; Slovakia; Switzerland; Ethiopia
Occurrence Introduced: India, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Israel, Iran, Nepal, Turkey, Kenya, France, Greece, Belgium, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Switzerland, Ethiopia
Native: China, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Russia, UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Estonia, Gibraltar, Hungary, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia
Not established: Thailand, USA
Questionable: Colombia
Importance
Food/ ornamental
Remarks
Model species
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Elbe River, Lysa nad Labem, Czech Republic.
Source of chromosomes
Fin
Number of specimens with sex
5
Diploid chromosome number
100
Karyotype formula
20m+36sm+44st-a
Fundamental arm number
156
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Ag-NORs/ CMA3 bands on four pairs and C bands on seven pairs.
Reference(s)
Knytl M, Kalous L, Rab P (2013). Karyotype and Chromosome banding of endangered crucian carp, Carassius carassius (Linnaeus, 1758) (Teleostei, Cyprinidae). Comparative Cytogenetics, 7(3): 205-213.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image