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Gowdfish

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(Reguidit frae Carassius auratus)
Goldfish
Domesticatit
Scientific classification
Kinrick: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Cless: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Faimily: Cyprinidae
Genus: Carassius
Species: C. auratus[1][2]
(Linnaeus, 1758)

The gowdfish (Carassius auratus) is a freshwatter fish in the faimily Cyprinidae o order Cypriniformes. It wis ane o the earliest fish tae be domesticatit, an is ane o the maist commonly kept aquarium fish.

References

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  1. "USGS-NAS, Non-indigenous Aquatic Species". Retrieved 29 Apryle 2015.
  2. "Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)". Fishbase. Retrieved 29 Apryle 2015.