Carassius cuvieri

Carassius cuvieri

Japanese (white) crucian carp
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Carassius
Species:	C. cuvieri
Binomial name
*Carassius cuvieri* Temminck & Schlegel, 1846^[1]
Synonyms ^[2]
C. auratus caviers Temminck & Schlegel, 184 C. auratus cuvieri Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 C. carassius cuvieri Temminck & Schlegel, 1846

Carassius cuvieri, the Japanese crucian carp or white crucian carp, is a species in the genus Carassius. It is found in Japan and, as an introduced species, in Taiwan.^[3] This fish is closely related to the commonly known goldfish.

The original wild species unique to Lake Biwa is called gengorō-buna (ゲンゴロウブナ (源五郎鮒)), and is listed as an endangered species in the Japanese Red Data Book.^[4] There is a larger cultivated variant, with a taller body depth known as hera-buna (ヘラブナ) developed from the original species, cultured in the Osaka area and now released in many areas for sports fishing. It is enjoyed for catch-and-release,^[5] since it is not prized for eating.

The gengorō-buna is being used as a substitute for the depleted stock of nigoro-buna (Carassius auratus grandoculis) in the preparation of the intense-smelling fermented local dish (funazushi) due to the nigoro-buna's falling numbers.

References

↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Carassius cuvieri" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
↑ fishbase
↑ Shao, Kwang-Tsao. "Carassius cuvieri". The Fish Database of Taiwan. WWW Web electronic publication. Version 2009/1. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
↑ Search system of Japanese Red Data
↑ "Chikumagawa dictionary:herabuna". Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism. Retrieved April 4, 2012. , Also discussed in ja:ヘラブナ

Carp

Carp groups	Cyprinidae (the carp family) Asian carp

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Other carp species	Sea carp

Diseases	Carp lice Koi herpes virus Spring viraemia of carp

Recreational fishing	Carp fishing Redmire pool Chod rig Hair rig Yateley Complex Boilie Eliburn Reservoir

Carp anglers	Rod Hutchinson Richard Walker Chris Yates

As food	Fisherman's soup Kuai Taramosalata

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