Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Goldfish)

Interactions where Carassius auratus is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
may be infected by Aeromonas punctata Fish Dropsy - causative organism Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Aeromonas punctata/Aeromonas punctatafish dropsy - causative organism Animal / pathogen /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Cypriniformes/Cyprinidae/Carassius auratus/Carassius auratusgoldfish infects
gill gill is ectoparasitised by colony Trichodina a genus of ciliate protozoans Mobilida: Trichodinidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Chromista/Ciliophora/Oligohymenophorea/Mobilida/Trichodinidae/Trichodina/Trichodinaa genus of ciliate protozoanscolony Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Cypriniformes/Cyprinidae/Carassius auratus/Carassius auratusgoldfishgill colony ectoparasitises gill
scale scale is ectoparasitised by Argulus foliaceus Fish Louse Arguloidea: Argulidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Arguloidea/Argulidae/Argulus foliaceus/Argulus foliaceusfish louse Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Cypriniformes/Cyprinidae/Carassius auratus/Carassius auratusgoldfishscale ectoparasitises scale
skin skin is ectoparasitised by Argulus foliaceus Fish Louse Arguloidea: Argulidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Arguloidea/Argulidae/Argulus foliaceus/Argulus foliaceusfish louse Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Cypriniformes/Cyprinidae/Carassius auratus/Carassius auratusgoldfishskin ectoparasitises skin
skin skin is ectoparasitised by colony Trichodina a genus of ciliate protozoans Mobilida: Trichodinidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Chromista/Ciliophora/Oligohymenophorea/Mobilida/Trichodinidae/Trichodina/Trichodinaa genus of ciliate protozoanscolony Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Cypriniformes/Cyprinidae/Carassius auratus/Carassius auratusgoldfishskin colony ectoparasitises skin
skin (white spotted) white spotted skin is ectoparasitised by colony Ichthyophthirius multifilis a ciliate protozoan Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Protozoa/Ichthyophthirius multifilis/Ichthyophthirius multifilisa ciliate protozoancolony Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Cypriniformes/Cyprinidae/Carassius auratus/Carassius auratusgoldfishwhite spottedskin colony ectoparasitises white spotted skin

Author & YearTitleSource
Avery, R.A., 1974Identification of Animal ParasitesHulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.

Carassius auratus (Goldfish) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCarassius auratus (Goldfish)
GenusCarassius (a genus of bony fishes)
FamilyCYPRINIDAE (carps and relatives)
OrderCYPRINIFORMES (an order of bony fishes)
ClassACTINOPTERYGII (ray-finned fishes)
Informal[Pisces] (fishes)
SuperclassGNATHOSTOMATA (jawed craniates)
SubphylumVERTEBRATA (vertebrates)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Carassius auratus (Goldfish)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. Non-native fish www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/recreation/fishing/99055.aspx

Carassius auratus (Goldfish) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Parasitology

Avery, R.A. 1974 Identification of Animal Parasites Hulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Carassius auratus (Goldfish):

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