| General information |
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Carassius carassius (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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| Common name | Crucian 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; native: China; native: Japan; introduced: Sri Lanka; introduced: Philippines; not established: Thailand; native: Taiwan; native: South Korea; introduced: Israel; introduced: Iran; introduced: Nepal; native: Mongolia; native: Kazakhstan; native: Turkmenistan; introduced: Turkey; native: Russia; introduced: Kenya; native: UK; native: Germany; introduced: France; native: Spain; native: Italy; introduced: Greece; native: Bulgaria; native: Ukraine; native: Romania; native: Georgia; native: Azerbaijan; native: Norway; native: Sweden; native: Denmark; native: Finland; introduced: Belgium; native: Netherlands; not established: USA; questionable: Colombia; introduced: Chile; native: Albania; native: Andorra; native: Austria; native: Belarus; native: Bosnia and Herzegovina; introduced: Croatia; introduced: Cyprus; native: Czech Republic; native: Estonia; native: Gibraltar; native: Hungary; native: Latvia; native: Liechtenstein; native: Lithuania; native: Macedonia; native: Malta; native: Moldova; native: Poland; native: Serbia; native: Slovakia; introduced: Switzerland; introduced: Ethiopia |
| Importance |
Food/ ornamental |
| Remarks |
Model species |
| Karyological information |
| Record 1 |
| 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 |
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 |
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| Record 2 |
| Geographical area of study |
Dal Lake Srinagar, Kashmir, India. |
| Source of chromosomes |
Anterior kidney. |
| Number of specimens with sex |
45 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
100 |
| Karyotype formula |
20m+36sm+44st/t |
| Fundamental arm number |
- |
| Chromosome length |
- |
| Sex chromosome |
- |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
- |
| Reference |
Jan G, Bazaz AI, Shah A, Andleeb S, Ahmad I, Qazi D, Asimi O, Bhat BA, Chesti A (2023). Karyotypic analysis of Crucian carp, Carassius carassius (Linnaeus, 1758) from cold waters of Kashmir Himalayas. Caryologia 76(2): 23-30. |
| Cross Link |
| Animal Genome Size Database |
Available |