Crucian carp

Crucian carp
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Cyprininae
Genus:	Carassius
Species:	C. carassius
Binomial name
Carassius carassius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[2]
Carassius moles (Agassiz, 1835) Cyprinus carassius Linnaeus, 1758 Cyprinus moles Agassiz, 1835 Carassius humilis Heckel, 1837 Cyprinus charax Lesniewski, 1837 Carassius charax (Lesniewski, 1837) Carassius vulgaris Nordmann, 1840 Carassius linnaei Bonaparte, 1845 Carassius oblongus Heckel & Kner, 1858 Carassius linnei Malm, 1877

The crucian carp (Carassius carassius) is a medium-sized member of the common carp family Cyprinidae. It occurs widely in northern European regions. Its name derives from the Low German karusse or karutze, possibly from Medieval Latin coracinus (a kind of river fish).