Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Home Research Hub dataZone Galapagos Species Database

Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Gold fish

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Teleostei

Order
Cypriniformes

Family
Cyprinidae

Genus
Carassius

Species
auratus

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - not established

Introduction

Year of first record: 2016

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Pet/aquarium/terrarium species

Introduced status: Intercepted

References

  • Agencia de Regulación y Control de la Bioseguridad y Cuarentena para Galápagos (2017) Especies identificadas en medios de transporte. Compilado por M. Mejia & M. Ramos

You are welcome to download and use the information found in this page, acknowledging its source.

This page should be cited as follows:

"Galapagos Species Database, Carassius auratus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25197. Accessed 5 November 2026.