Goldfish Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)Non-native    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Actinopterygii   >   Order Cypriniformes   >   Family Cyprinidae   >   Genus Carassius   

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The Goldfish is native to eastern Asia. It has been introduced nearly worldwide since its domestication in China over a thousand years ago. Found in many tidal fresh areas of Chesapeake Bay, including the Upper Bay, Susquehanna Flats, Patuxent River, Potomac River, and Choptank River (R. Aguillar, pers. comm.).

Relationships:

Closely associated with man for over a thousand years.

There are 67 records in the project database.

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A Goldfish caught in the Patuxent River, Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/3/2012). Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC. (MBP list)

A Goldfish in Washington Co., Maryland (6/16/2019). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

A Goldfish in Washington Co., Maryland (6/17/2019). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

A Goldfish in Washington Co., Maryland (6/16/2019). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Goldfish in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/10/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Goldfish in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/3/2012). (c) sercfisheries, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC. (MBP list)

Goldfish in Frederick Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Goldfish in Frederick Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Goldfish falls prey to an Osprey in Harford Co., Maryland (8/18/2016). Photo by Matthew Addicks. (MBP list)

An Osprey carrying a Goldfish in Harford Co., Maryland (7/26/2017). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

A Goldfish falls prey to a Great Blue Heron in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/2/2021). (c) bugzilla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by bugzilla via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A dense school of Goldfish in Frederick Co., Maryland (1/12/2019). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)


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