Japanese white crucian carp

Japanese white crucian carp
Japanese (white) crucian carp
Japanese white crucian carp
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Cypriniformes
Family:Cyprinidae
Subfamily:Cyprininae
Genus:Carassius
Species: C. cuvieri
Binomial name
Carassius cuvieri
Synonyms [2]
  • C. auratus caviers Temminck & Schlegel, 184
  • C. auratus cuvieri Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
  • C. carassius cuvieri Temminck & Schlegel, 1846

The Japanese white crucian carp, also known as Japanese carp or white crucian carp (Carassius cuvieri) 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] A larger cultivated variant, with a taller body depth known as hera-buna (ヘラブナ), was developed from the original species, cultured in the Osaka area and now released in many areas for sportfishing. 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 in the preparation of the intense-smelling fermented local dish (funazushi) due to the nigoro-buna's falling numbers.

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Carassius cuvieri" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  2. ↑ fishbase
  3. ↑ Shao, Kwang-Tsao. "Carassius cuvieri". The Fish Database of Taiwan. WWW Web electronic publication. Version 2009/1. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  4. ↑ Search system of Japanese Red Data Archived 2014-06-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ "Chikumagawa dictionary:herabuna". Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism. Retrieved April 4, 2012. , Also discussed in ja:ヘラブナ


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