What is the scientific name of the common goldfish?
Goldfish
The goldfish ("Carassius auratus") is a freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae of order Cypriniformes. It is one of the most commonly kept aquarium fish.
Common goby
The common goby ("Pomatoschistus microps") is a species of ray-finned fish native to fresh and brackish waters along the Atlantic and Baltic Sea coasts of Europe and northern Africa, with a range stretching from Norway to Morocco and Mauritania. It is also found in the Canary Islands. This species reaches a maximum length of TL.
Golden trevally
The species was scientifically described for the first time by the Swedish naturalist Peter Forsskål in 1775. Forsskål referred the species to the genus "Scomber", where many jacks were placed before the recognition of the family Carangidae. The species is initially referred with two epithets; "Scomber rim, speciosus" in this publication; however the following page names it as "Scomber speciosus" with 'rim' given as a transcription of the species' Arabic name. Consequently, authorities regard "Scomber rim" as a junior synonym. Forsskål's description was based on an individual from the Red Sea off Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The holotype has since been lost and a neotype was invalidly designated by Ronald Fricke in 1999. The specific epithet "speciosus" is Latin for beautiful. The species was transferred to "Caranx" before the Dutch ichthyologist Pieter Bleeker placed it in its own genus "Gnathanodon", with this name derived from the Latin for 'toothless jaws'. In addition to Forsskål's naming, seven other later names have been ascribed to the fish, with all of these now recognised as invalid junior synonyms under ICZN rules. The species common names generally refer to its appearance with 'golden trevally' (or kingfish), 'banded trevally' and 'king trevally' used. In Hawaii the species is referred to as the 'yellow ulua' or 'papio'.
Goldfish (disambiguation)
Goldfish are small freshwater fish that are commonly kept in aquariums and ponds.
Goldfish
A relatively small member of the carp family (which also includes the Prussian carp and the crucian carp), the goldfish is native to East Asia. It was first selectively bred in Ancient China more than a thousand years ago, and several distinct breeds have since been developed. Goldfish breeds vary greatly in size, body shape, fin configuration and colouration (various combinations of white, yellow, orange, red, brown, and black are known).
Coregonus maraena
In the Baltic basin countries, this species has traditionally been known as "Coregonus lavaretus" (the common whitefish). The name "Coregonus maraena" has been adopted following the suggestion that the name "Coregonus lavaretus" should only be applied narrowly to some whitefish populations in France and Switzerland, as advocated by Kottelat and Freyhof, and repeated by the IUCN and FishBase.
Goldfish
As of April 2008, the largest goldfish in the world was believed by the BBC to measure , and be living in the Netherlands. At the time, a goldfish named "Goldie", kept as a pet in a tank in Folkestone, England, was measured as and over , and named as the second largest in the world behind the Netherlands fish. The secretary of the Federation of British Aquatic Societies (FBAS) stated of Goldie's size that "I would think there are probably a few bigger goldfish that people don't think of as record holders, perhaps in ornamental lakes". In July 2010, a goldfish measuring and was caught in a pond in Poole, England, thought to have been abandoned there after outgrowing a tank.
Common goldfish
The sun is important to introduce to the goldfish frequently; due to the fish living in well-lit conditions in the normal wild environment, it is necessary to keep a similar environment for the fish. The light will also help the goldfish with its sleeping cycle, giving the goldfish a healthy sleeping schedule to stay healthy. The goldfish should not be kept all day in the hot sun, as this could possibly kill the fish and make the environment hostile. A tank light is available as an alternative but not necessary.
White crappie
The white crappie ("Pomoxis annularis") is a freshwater fish found in North America, one of the two species of crappies. Alternate common names for the species include goldring and silver perch. is named for the fish. The genus name "Promoxis" refers to crappies' sharp operculum, while the species name "annularis" means 'having rings'.
Jikin goldfish
The Jikin goldfish (in Japanese:ジキン金魚) is a breed of wakin-like goldfish that is bred in Japan. The jikin is a Japanese national treasure. It is also known as the peacock tail.
Common dolphin
The common dolphin is the name given to two species of dolphin making up the genus Delphinus. Taxonomists and cetologists usually recognise two species — the short-beaked common dolphin, which retains the systematic name "Delphinus delphis", and the long-beaked common dolphin "D. capensis".
Goldfish
By the Song dynasty (960–1279), the selective domestic breeding of goldfish was firmly established. In 1162, the empress of the Song Dynasty ordered the construction of a pond to collect the red and gold variety. By this time, people outside the imperial family were forbidden to keep goldfish of the gold (yellow) variety, yellow being the imperial colour. This is probably the reason why there are more orange goldfish than yellow goldfish, even though the latter are genetically easier to breed. The occurrence of other colours (apart from red and gold) was first recorded in 1276.
Common thresher
The first scientific description of the common thresher, as "Squalus vulpinus", was written by French naturalist Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre in the 1788 "Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature". In 1810, Constantine Samuel Rafinesque described "Alopias macrourus" from a thresher shark caught off Sicily. Later authors recognized the genus "Alopias" as valid, while synonymizing "A. macrourus" with "S. vulpinus", thus the common thresher's scientific name became "Alopias vulpinus".
Goldfish
Like some other popular aquarium fish, such as the guppy, goldfish and other carp are frequently added to stagnant bodies of water to reduce mosquito populations. They are used to prevent the spread of West Nile Virus, which relies on mosquitoes to migrate. However, introducing goldfish has often had negative consequences for local ecosystems.
Neosilurus hyrtlii
"Neosilurus hyrtlii" has been given many common names, including common eel-tail catfish, Glencoe tandan, Hyrtl's tandan, inland catfish, moonfish, moony, Morton's tandan, mottled tandan, salmon catfish, silver moonfish, straight-backed catfish, white tandan, yellow fin tandan and yellow-finned catfish.
Gold barb
Barbodes semifasciolatus, the Chinese barb, is a species of cyprinid fish native to the Red River basin in southeast Asia where they occur in fresh waters at depths of or less. The captive variant popularly known as the gold barb or Schuberti barb is an extremely popular aquarium fish.
Smooth toadfish
Common names include smooth toadfish, smooth toado, slimey toadfish or smooth blowie. Along with related toadfish species, the smooth toadfish is known in Australia as a "toadie". "Gaguni" is a Tharawal name for toadfish in the Sydney region, the word recorded by William Dawes as "ca-gone" in his 1791 diaries of the Sydney language.
Common goldeneye
The common goldeneye ("Bucephala clangula") is a medium-sized sea duck of the genus "Bucephala", the goldeneyes. Its closest relative is the similar Barrow's goldeneye. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek "boukephalos" ("bullheaded", from "bous", "bull " and "kephale", "head"), a reference to the bulbous head shape of the bufflehead. The species name is derived from the Latin "clangere" ("to resound").
Golden trout
Originally the golden trout was described as a subspecies of the salmon species, with a name "Salmo mykiss agua-bonita", and it is still often considered a subspecies (now called "Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita") along with several other rainbow trout subspecies commonly known as redband trout.
Sablefish
The sablefish ("Anoplopoma fimbria") is one of two members of the fish family Anoplopomatidae and the only species in the genus Anoplopoma. In English, common names for it include sable (USA), butterfish (USA), black cod (USA, UK, Canada), blue cod (UK), bluefish (UK), candlefish (UK), coal cod (UK), coalfish (Canada), beshow, and skil(fish) (Canada), although many of these names also refer to other, unrelated, species. In the US, the FDA accepts only "sablefish" as the Acceptable Market Name; "black cod" is considered a vernacular (regional) name and should not be used as a Statement of Identity for this species. The sablefish is found in muddy sea beds in the North Pacific at depths of and is commercially important to Japan.
Common paradise kingfisher
The common paradise kingfisher ("Tanysiptera galatea"), also known as the Galatea paradise kingfisher and the racquet-tailed kingfisher, is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is found in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests of the Maluku Islands and New Guinea. Like all paradise kingfishers, it has a red bill and colourful plumage. The species is common and the IUCN has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".
Goldfish
Goldfish are popular pond fish, since they are small, inexpensive, colourful and very hardy. In an outdoor pond or water garden, they may even survive for brief periods if ice forms on the surface, as long as there is enough oxygen remaining in the water and the pond does not freeze solid. Common goldfish, London and Bristol shubunkins, jikin, wakin, comet and some hardier fantail goldfish can be kept in a pond all year round in temperate and subtropical climates. Moor, veiltail, oranda and lionhead can be kept safely in outdoor ponds year-round only in more tropical climates and only in summer elsewhere.
Common yabby
The common yabby ("Cherax destructor") is an Australian freshwater crustacean in the Parastacidae family. It is listed as a vulnerable species of crayfish by the World Conservation Union (IUCN), though the validity of this listing is questionable; wild yabby populations remain strong, and have expanded into new habitats created by reservoirs and farm dams.
Gold barb
The popular gold strain "P. semifasciolatus" var. "Schuberti" (gold barb or Schuberti barb) was developed by hobbyist Thomas Schubert of Camden, New Jersey in the 1960s through selective breeding. For many years it was thought to be a distinct species but is in fact a selected sort of the indigenous (green) species which is rarely found in aquaria. The gold barb is an active, mildly aggressive schooling species that spends most of its time in the mid-level and bottom of the water. Its typical lifespan in captivity is around four to six years. This gold fish is often used in community tanks by fish keeping hobbyists. It breeds readily in outdoor pools and free-standing ponds during summer months, and withstands cooler temperatures better than other tropical fish. However, it does not stand the cold as well as its original plainer China barb counterparts.
Silver pearlfish
The silver pearlfish, "Encheliophis homei", is a species of eel-like fish in the family Carapidae. This pearlfish lives inside the coelom of sea cucumbers such as "Bohadschia argus", "Thelenota ananas ", and "Stichopus chloronotus". It is native to tropical and subtropical parts of the Indo-Pacific Ocean.
Southern platyfish
The southern platyfish, common platy, or moonfish ("Xiphophorus maculatus") is a species of freshwater fish in family Poeciliidae of order Cyprinodontiformes. A live-bearer, it is closely related to the green swordtail ("X. hellerii") and can interbreed with it. It is native to an area of North and Central America stretching from Veracruz, Mexico, to northern Belize.
Pristipomoides multidens
Pristipomoides multidens, commonly known as the goldbanded jobfish is a marine fish native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Common carp
The common carp is native to Europe and Asia, and has been introduced to every part of the world except the poles. They are the third most frequently introduced species worldwide, and their history as a farmed fish dates back to Roman times. Carp are used as food in many areas, but are also regarded as a pest in several regions due to their ability to out-compete native fish stocks. The original common carp was found in the inland delta of the Danube River about 2000 years ago, and was torpedo-shaped and golden-yellow in colour. It had two pairs of barbels and a mesh-like scale pattern. Although this fish was initially kept as an exploited captive, it was later maintained in large, specially built ponds by the Romans in south-central Europe (verified by the discovery of common carp remains in excavated settlements in the Danube delta area). As aquaculture became a profitable branch of agriculture, efforts were made to farm the animals, and the culture systems soon included spawning and growing ponds. The common carp's native range also extends to the Black Sea, Caspian Sea and Aral Sea.
Common shiner
The common shiner is silvery colored (sometimes bronze) and has an "olive back with a dark dorsal stripe."
The common shiner is a freshwater fish that can be found in North America. Adults inhabit rocky pools in small to medium rivers. They can live to be approximately 6 years old.
Japanese garden
The use of fish, particularly nishiki-goi (colored carp), or goldfish as a decorative element in gardens was borrowed from the Chinese garden. Goldfish were developed in China more than a thousand years ago by selectively breeding Prussian carp for color mutations. By the Song dynasty (960–1279), yellow, orange, white and red-and-white colorations had been developed. Goldfish were introduced to Japan in the 16th century. Koi were developed from common carp in Japan in the 1820s. Koi are domesticated common carp ("Cyprinus carpio") that are selected or culled for color; they are not a different species, and will revert to the original coloration within a few generations if allowed to breed freely.
Common goldfish
Common goldfish are often used as live prey for freshwater turtles, notably red-ear sliders and other carnivorous fish, such as the oscar. When fed exclusively, feeder goldfish are not a good source of nutrients.
Wakin goldfish
The wakin has many popular cultures and beliefs in the history of Japanese goldfish. The wakin goldfish, in Japanese terms, are any 'Huna' bodied goldfish with a single tail (in reference to the popular common goldfish), double tail, or triple tail, while in US, a wakin is simply a double tail goldfish with a long body. Wakins are also popularly seen in red and white, that are prized for competition. Other colors of wakins have made from it, such as chocolate, blue, red, white, orange, and yellow. There is also a calico wakin, but for some reason, the regards to its color process, the calico wakin is not a full-blooded wakin line.
Izumo Nankin Goldfish
The Izumo Nankin goldfish is a rare breed of goldfish native to southwestern Japan. It is very difficult to source individuals outside Japan, but Nankin are commonly available there. This breed has many fanciers in its native country, with many clubs dedicated to it such as the Central Nankin Lovers Association. The Nankin is a top-view fish and typically comes in a red and white coloration. The body form resembles a dorsal-less ryukin goldfish with a ranchu-like tail. The tail possess a partial fusion. When viewed from above the head, the body resembles a triangle.
Green gold catfish
The green gold catfish ("Corydoras melanotaenia") is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae subfamily of the family Callichthyidae. It originates in inland waters in South America, and is found in the Meta River basin in Colombia.
Common goldfish
Common goldfish can be kept in water gardens or outdoor ponds throughout the year. Outdoor ponds have similar care requirement as indoor tanks with some notable exceptions such as amount of sunlight, natural and artificial environment pollution (i.e. dead leaves, debris, runoff), algae, selection of pond mates (i.e. algae eaters, frogs, etc.). Outdoor ponds tend to become miniature aquatic ecosystems, attracting various animals and plants (see water gardens for more information). In hot climates, it is important that pond temperatures do not rise to dangerously high levels which will kill the fish. In the winter, fish may become sluggish and stop feeding. This does not mean they are sick, but rather that their metabolism has slowed. The pond must not freeze solid and there should be an open spot in the surface ice to allow oxygenation of water. The ice should also not be struck, as this sends shock waves of sound pressure through the water scaring the fish.
Goldband fusilier
The goldband fusilier ("Pterocaesio chrysozona") is a fusilier of the genus "Pterocaesio". It is also known as the blacktipped fusilier. This is a tropical reef forage fish found between latitudes 30°N and 27°S and longitudes 40°E to 157°E. It is widespread around reefs in the Red Sea, the west Pacific Ocean, and along east Africa, west India, and east Australia.
Goldribbon soapfish
The goldribbon soapfish or goldstripe groper, "Aulacocephalus temminckii", is a large marine fish of the grouper family, found in the Indo-Pacific Ocean.
Hyporhamphus unifasciatus
Hyporhamphus unifasciatus, the common halfbeak or the Atlantic silverstripe halfbeak, is a bony fish in the Hemiramphidae family. It is found in the subtropical western Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. It is a common fish and not used for food to any great extent, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed its conservation status as being of "least concern".
Curled-gill goldfish
The Curled-gill or Reversed-gill goldfish is another uncommon variety of fancy goldfish that has been developed by specialist enthusiasts. It owes its name from the out-turned appearance of its gill covers. This fish resembles a Ryukin. For the appearance of this goldfish, it has a fantail-shaped body with long finnage all round as well as a deeply forked tail; the color is typically metallic orange.
Common guitarfish
The common guitarfish ("Rhinobatos rhinobatos") is a species of cartilaginous fish in the family Rhinobatidae. It is native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It is a bottom-dwelling fish feeding on crustaceans, other invertebrates and fish. The females give birth to live young. Its lifestyle makes it vulnerable to trawling and other fishing methods, populations seem to be declining and it has disappeared from parts of its range. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being "endangered".
Lionchu
Although at first, the lionchus were considered merely as mongrels, being hybrids of the lionheads and ranchus, the lionhead actually have an ancestor from Japan in the 1800s; it is then known as
the shishigashira ranchu or lion-headed ranchu. The shishigashira ranchu is a ranchu-like goldfish with small amounts of headgrowth and some having small knobs and bumps on the back (a suggestion that the absence of the dorsal fin had not yet been stabilized at the time). But the modern-day lionchu is considered to have originated from Thailand, and was popularized by a group of goldfish hobbyists in Singapore through RafflesGold.com, an internet-based goldfish forum site. The lionchu was officially recognized as a unique class of fancy goldfish during the "My Fancy Goldfish Competition 2006", which was held in Singapore from May 26–28, 2006.
Enneacanthus chaetodon
The black-banded sunfish ("Enneacanthus chaetodon") is a freshwater fish species of the sunfish family (Centrarchidae). They are found in the United States ranging from New Jersey to central Florida. The defining feature of this Black-banded sunfish is the black vertical strips that it has on both sides of its body. The term "Enneacanthus" comes from the Greek terms "ennea", which means "nine times", and "acanthi", which means "thorn". It is in a genus that consists of only three species along with the Banded Sunfish "Enneacanthus obesus" and the Blue-spotted Sunfish "Enneacanthus gloriosus". Collectively, they are commonly referred to as the "Banded Sunfish" or "Little Sunfish".
Common goldfish
Breeding common goldfish is relatively easy. In breeding condition the male will develop small white spots on his gill covers and the female will become plump. The male will chase the female until she releases her eggs, then the male will release milt and they will become fertilized. The eggs will then stick to any available surface. It is then best to remove the eggs to a separate aquarium as the adults are likely to eat them. When the eggs hatch into fry, they will need to be fed very small food such as hatched brine shrimp or a ready made fry food. As they grow bigger, they can eat finely crumbled fishfood. Eventually, the pieces of fish food can get bigger.
Sea goldie
The sea goldie ("Pseudanthias squamipinnis"), also known as the lyretail coralfish, lyretail anthias, and scalefin anthias, is a small species of colorful fish in the subfamily Anthiinae.
Pristella maxillaris
Older aquarium books often refer to this species by the junior synonym "Pristella riddlei". Aquarists tend to refer to this fish as the golden pristella tetra, though some call it the X-ray tetra, instead. Other common names include goldfinch tetra, a reference to the similarly coloured goldfinch, and pristella tetra, a modification of its Latin name. A common name that was once widespread but is now rarely used is signal tetra, a reference to the similarity between the yellow and black dorsal fin and the arm of a semaphore railway signal.
Fundulus zebrinus
Fundulus zebrinus is a species of fish in the Fundulidae known by the common name plains killifish. It is native to North America, where it is distributed throughout the Mississippi River, Colorado River, and Rio Grande drainages, and other river systems; many of its occurrences represent introduced populations.
Common greenshank
The common greenshank ("Tringa nebularia") is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, the typical waders. The genus name "Tringa" is the New Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek "trungas", a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle. The specific "nebularia" is from Latin "nebula" "mist". Like the Norwegian "Skoddefoll", this refers to the greenshank's damp marshy habitat.
Common snook
The common snook ("Centropomus undecimalis") is a species of marine fish in the family Centropomidae of the order Perciformes. The common snook is also known as the sergeant fish or robalo. It was originally assigned to the sciaenid genus "Sciaena;" "Sciaena undecimradiatus" and "Centropomus undecimradiatus" are obsolete synonyms for the species.
Goldfish
Like their wild ancestors, common and comet goldfish as well as Shubunkin can survive, and even thrive, in any climate that can support a pond, whereas fancy goldfish are unlikely to survive in the wild as their bright colours and long fins make them easy prey. Goldfish can hybridise with certain other species of carp as well as "C. a. gibelio". Within three breeding generations, the vast majority of the hybrid spawn revert to the wild type colour. Koi may also interbreed with the goldfish to produce sterile hybrids.
Comet (goldfish)
The comet or comet-tailed goldfish is a single-tailed goldfish bred in the United States. It is similar to the common goldfish, except slightly smaller and slimmer, and is mainly distinguished by its long deeply forked tail. 
Comet goldfish tend to have a diverse variety of colors, unlike the common house pet goldfish.
Common toadfish
The common toadfish ("Tetractenos hamiltoni"), also known as the common toado, toadfish or toado, (formerly classified as "Tetrodon hamiltoni" or "Torquigener hamiltoni") is a species of fish in the family Tetraodontidae of order Tetraodontiformes, found along Australia's eastern coast, from northern Queensland to Flinders Island, and around Lord Howe Island, as well as in New Zealand waters. It often buries itself in sand with only its eyes exposed.
Gilded triggerfish
The gilded triggerfish or blue-throated Triggerfish, "Xanthichthys auromarginatus", is a spotted gray triggerfish. Males of the species have blue cheeks and yellow-bordered white fins. It is widely, but locally, distributed at islands in the Indo-Pacific.
Golden lined whiting
The golden lined whiting, "Sillago analis" (also known as the Tin Can Bay whiting or rough-scale whiting), is a species of inshore marine fish of the smelt whiting family, Sillaginidae that inhabits the coastlines of northern Australia and lower Papua New Guinea. The golden lined whiting can be more readily distinguished by its colour than other whitings in the genus "Sillago", although swim bladder morphology and spine and ray counts are the most precise method of identification. "S. analis" is an opportunistic predator, taking a variety of crustaceans, polychaetes and molluscs, with a transition of diet seen as the fish mature. One unusual aspect about the species diet is the large amounts of molluscan siphons it takes. The species spawns between January and March, with juvenile fish inhabiting the shallow protected coastal waters. Golden lined whiting is important to fisheries centered on Shark Bay in Western Australia and also in Queensland, although makes up a relatively minor component of the whiting fishery.
Common kingfisher
The common kingfisher ("Alcedo atthis") also known as the Eurasian kingfisher, and river kingfisher, is a small kingfisher with seven subspecies recognized within its wide distribution across Eurasia and North Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but migrates from areas where rivers freeze in winter.
Goldstripe darter
The goldstripe darter ("Etheostoma parvipinne") is a species of ray-finned fish in the perch family. It is endemic to the southeastern United States where it is found in Gulf Slope streams from the Colorado River drainage in Texas to the Flint River in Georgia, the Atlantic Slope in Ocmulgee River system, Georgia, and the Mississippi embayment north as far as southeastern Missouri and western Kentucky. It is typically found in small springs, streams, and creeks with aquatic and marginal vegetation and detritus. The female spawns on multiple occasions between about mid-March and June, sticking the adhesive eggs to plants, gravel and the sides of rocks. The goldstripe darter is a common species with a wide range and numerous sub-populations, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".
Common toadfish
Like some other fish, the common toadfish is able to vary the amount of pigment in its cornea, which becomes yellow in colour under bright light.
Grammistes sexlineatus
Grammistes sexlineatus is a species of fish in the family Serranidae. Its common names include goldenstriped soapfish, six-lined soapfish, and skunkfish.
Ginbuna
The ginbuna can be difficult to distinguish from the common goldfish ("Carassius auratus"), to which it is closely related. In fact, it has often been treated as a subspecies of goldfish. However, current genetic data suggests that the ginbuna is a distinct species. The ginbuna commonly hybridizes with other species in its genus where they come into contact, as well as with the closely related common carp.
Silver lamprey
The silver lamprey ("Ichthyomyzon unicuspis") is a lamprey commonly found in the Northern and Central United States, as well as a large part of southern Canada. Its binomial name means "fish to suck" in Greek and "one point" in Latin. The silver lamprey is a member of the Class Agnatha, sometimes referred to as cyclostomes (round-mouths). Other common names include: Bloodsucker, Blue Lamprey, Hitch-hiker, Lamper, Lamprey Eel. The silver lamprey should not to be confused with the sea lamprey ("Petromyzon marinus"), which has caused considerable damage to native fish populations in the Great Lakes region.
Common goldfish
"Fin Rot" is developed from bacteria eating/ deteriorating the fins of the goldfish. The disease starts from “poor water quality, overcrowding, sudden temperature changes, fin nipping, or aggressive fish”; this will lead to torn and shredded fins that could possibly deteriorate the body tissue to prevent the regrowth of their fins. Fin rot is known to be treated early to prevent further damage to the body tissue to the fish so the disease does not spread. Treatments start with clean water, adding aquarium salt to clean the water; if the following does not work then commercial products should be used along with weekly water changes.
Common ling
The common ling ("Molva molva"), also known as the white ling or simply the ling, is a large member of the family Lotidae, a group of cod-like fishes. It resembles the related rocklings but it is much larger and has a single barbel. It is found in the northern Atlantic, mainly off Europe, and into the Mediterranean Basin and it is an important quarry species for fisheries, especially in the north eastern Atlantic, although there are some doubts as the sustainability of the fisheries. As an edible species it is eaten fresh, frozen or dried but also preserved in lye, while the roe is a delicacy in Spain.
Goldsaddle goatfish
The goldsaddle goatfish or yellowsaddle goatfish, "Parupeneus cyclostomus", is a species of goatfish native to the Indo-Pacific. It is a commercially important species, as well as being sought out as a game fish, though it has been reported as carrying the ciguatera toxin. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.
Goldfish
During the 1620s, goldfish were highly regarded in southern Europe because of their metallic scales, and symbolised good luck and fortune. It became tradition for married men to give their wives a goldfish on their first anniversary, as a symbol for the prosperous years to come. This tradition quickly died, as goldfish became more available, losing their status. Goldfish were first introduced to North America around 1850 and quickly became popular in the United States.
Goldeye
The goldeye is a freshwater fish found in Canada and the northern United States. It is one of only two remaining species in the family Hiodontidae, the other species being the mooneye ("Hiodon tergisus"). The species name "alosoides" means shad-like. It is also called Winnipeg goldeye, western goldeye, yellow herring, toothed herring, shad mooneye, la Queche, weepicheesis, or laquaiche aux yeux d’or in French.
Lionhead (goldfish)
Lionheads are sometimes sensitive to low water temperatures. Due to their slow nature, they should not be kept with faster moving fish such as comets, common goldfish, and shubunkins. If kept in an aquarium, the recommended tank size for one fish is 20 gallons with double filtration. They are social fish so tank mates are recommended. They should be kept in a species-only tank with other goldfish. It is advised to feed goldfish only sinking food because flakes can cause swim bladder issues. Lionhead goldfish are omnivores so they thrive on a diet rich in plant and animal matter. High-protein diets will make their colors more vibrant and will cause greater growth.
Boolarra, Victoria
Goldfish ulcer disease (GUD) is a bacterial disease first isolated from a goldfish farm in Victoria in 1974. Since then outbreaks have occurred at warm water fish hatcheries in NSW and Victoria. NSW DPI researchers have found that fingerlings of Murray cod, golden perch and silver perch are resistant to GUD. However, there has been one recorded outbreak of the disease in a silver perch fish farm in NSW. Trout are at high risk of infection.
Goldeye
The goldeye is considered a good fly-fishing fish, but not popular with most anglers because of its small size. It is one of 122 new species of animals, birds, fish documented by the Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery. Commercial fishing of this species was reported as early as 1876. Its fresh flesh is soft and unappealing, so it was only taken randomly in gillnets and (in the past) sold for dogfood. They are now sought after by many consumers as a smoked fish. Many commercial fishermen sell them smoked after being processed (marinated) in a brine made of spices, salt, brown sugar, and other secret ingredients. They are smoked in oak wood, apple wood, or other woods. Each producer has their own ways of smoking. Despite its soft flesh the goldeye may be soaked in a salt brine for 24 hours and then poached, firming up the flesh.
Gold panda molly
The Gold panda molly is a molly found in the aquarium trade. The molly is thought to have been a hybrid of the gold dust molly and possibly the Dalmatian molly. It most likely does not live in the wild. The sailfin molly ("Poecilia latipinna") is included in the cross, and some breeders have considered the Latin name of the gold panda molly to be "Poecilia latipinna".
Goldfish
Selective breeding over centuries has produced several colour variations, some of them far removed from the "golden" colour of the original fish. There are also different body shapes, fin and eye configurations. Some extreme versions of the goldfish live only in aquariums—they are much less hardy than varieties closer to the "wild" original. However, some variations are hardier, such as the Shubunkin. Currently, there are about 300 breeds recognised in China. The vast majority of goldfish breeds today originated from China. Some of the main varieties are:
Chinese tradition classifies goldfish into four main types. These classifications are not commonly used in the West.
Goldfinned barb
The goldfinned barb ("Barbodes semifasciolatus sachsii") is a subspecies of ray-finned fish in the genus "Barbodes". It has been reported to be from Singapore, but the validity of this taxon is questionable and some authorities treat it purely as a synonym of "Barbodes semifasciolatus".
Silver fish (fish)
Fishes with a common name of silver fish or silverfish may include:
Killifish
Many killifish are lavishly coloured; and most species are easy to keep and breed in an aquarium. Specimens can be obtained from specialist societies and associations. Striped panchax (aka. Golden Wonder Killifish) are commonly found in pet shops, but caution must be exercised when considering tank mates, since the mouth of the Striped panchax is as wide as the head, and much smaller fish will be eaten. Flagfish, native to south Florida, is another species of killifish commonly found in pet stores. They are useful in aquariums for algae control. The Golden topminnow ("Fundulus chrysotus") is also native to the United States and often available at auction, but care must be taken with these fish – and the Golden Wonder – to stop them from jumping out of the tank. A firm cover and a layer of floating plants is best when keeping these fish.
Silver dollar (fish)
Silver dollar is a common name given to a number of species of fishes, mostly in the genus "Metynnis", tropical fish belonging to the Characidae family which are closely related to piranha and pacu. Native to South America, these somewhat round-shaped silver fish are popular with fish-keeping hobbyists.
Pristipomoides auricilla
Pristipomoides auricilla, commonly known as the goldflag jobfish is a marine fish native to the Pacific Ocean.
Silverfish
Other similar insect species are also known as silverfish. Two other silverfish are common in North America, "Ctenolepisma longicaudata" and "Ctenolepisma quadriseriata". "Ctenolepisma urbana" is known as the urban silverfish. The Australian species most commonly referred to as silverfish is a different lepismatid, "Acrotelsella devriesiana". The firebrat ("Thermobia domestica") is like a silverfish, but with mottled gray and brown bodies.
Black grouper
The black grouper ("Mycteroperca bonaci") is one of the best known of the large group of perciform fish called groupers. Other common names include black rockfish, bonaeci arara, and marbled rockfish. Other fish are sometimes called the black grouper including the similar gag grouper ("Mycteroperca microlepis"), the misty grouper ("Epinephelus mystacinus"), and the critically endangered Warsaw grouper ("Epinephelus nigritus").
Ameiurus
Ameiurus is a genus of catfishes in the family Ictaluridae. It contains the three common types of bullhead catfish found in waters of the United States, the black bullhead ("Ameiurus melas"), the brown bullhead ("Ameiurus nebulosus"), and the yellow bullhead ("Ameiurus natalis"), as well as other species, such as the white catfish ("Ameiurus catus" or "Ictalurus catus"), which are not typically called "bullheads".
Amblyglyphidodon aureus
Amblyglyphidodon aureus also known as the golden damselfish is a species of marine fish in the family Pomacentridae, the damselfishes and clownfishes. It is native to the central Indo-Pacific.
Spotted sunfish
The spotted sunfish ("Lepomis punctatus") is a member of the freshwater sunfish family Centrarchidae and order perciformes. The redspotted sunfish, redear sunfish and pumpkinseed sunfish are its closest relatives.
"Lepomis punctatus" is olive-green to brown in color with black to reddish spots at the base of each scale that form rows of dots on the side. The scientific name punctatus refers to this spotted pattern. It was first described in 1831 by Valenciennes.
Common paradise kingfisher
The common paradise kingfisher is found in the forested interior of New Guinea and on some of the offshore islands to the north. Its distribution is rather patchy and it mostly occurs below on the mainland and on Karkar Island. On some islands it is replaced by sister species; the Biak paradise kingfisher ("T. riedelii") on Biak Island; the Kofiau paradise kingfisher ("T. ellioti") on Kofiau Island; and the Numfor paradise kingfisher ("T. carolinae") on Numfor Island. It seems that each of these island species originated from founding "T. galatea" birds which became isolated from the mainland birds and underwent a "genetic revolution". There were no particular biotic factors involved, but there was sufficient variation among the founding birds to encourage speciation, and the assortment of genes that the birds on each island received was later undisturbed by the inflow of alien genes.
Cynoscion nebulosus
Spotted seatrout is the common name endorsed by the American Fisheries Society. However, this fish has many other common names, including speckled trout, speck, speckles, spec, "truite gris" (Louisiana French), "trucha de mar" (Mexican Spanish), spotted weakfish, spotted seateague, southern seateague, salmon, salmon trout, simon trout, winter trout, seatrout, Nosferatu fish, and black trout. Particularly large ones are nicknamed gator trout.
Round whitefish
The round whitefish ("Prosopium cylindraceum") is a freshwater species of fish that is found in lakes from Alaska to New England, including the Great Lakes. It has an olive-brown back with light silvery sides and underside and its length is generally between . They are bottom feeders, feeding mostly on invertebrates, such as crustaceans, insect larvae, and fish eggs. Some other fish species, like white sucker in turn eat their eggs. Lake trout, northern pike and burbot are natural predators. Other common names of the round whitefish are Menominee, pilot fish, frost fish, round-fish, and Menominee whitefish. The common name "round whitefish" is also sometimes used to describe "Coregonus huntsmani", a salmonid more commonly known as the Atlantic whitefish.
Hardhead catfish
The hardhead catfish ("Ariopsis felis") is a species of sea catfish from the northwest Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, and similar to the gafftopsail catfish ("Bagre marinus"). It is one of four species in the genus "Ariopsis". The common name, hardhead catfish, is derived from the presence of a hard, bony plate extending rearward toward the dorsal fin from a line between the catfish's eyes. It is an elongated marine catfish that reaches up to in length and in weight. Their typical weight is less than , but they commonly reach up to . They are often a dirty gray color on top, with white undersides.
Common goldfish
It is a common practice to keep common goldfish in a small bowl, but this allows waste in the water to build up to toxic levels and does not provide enough oxygen. For every small/young goldfish, there should ideally be at least of water. A good filter, with no heater, is recommended because these fish can get larger than . Tank recommendations range up to . It is possible to keep small goldfish in smaller tanks, but such an arrangement will be very difficult to maintain once the fish grows older. If there is concern about the fish not getting enough oxygen, particularly when it is warm, a water pump, such as a fountain pump, mini pond pump will pull the water from the bottom, expel it, and the surface action will oxygenate the tank or pond. Contrary to popular belief, air pumps and air stones do not oxygenate directly and rely on bubbles breaking the surface to transfer oxygen to the fish's environment. Ideally, the water pump should push 10x the volume of the tank or pond plus an extra 100lph or gph. Goldfish will die without sufficient dissolved oxygen in the water. A filter that can do at least 10x filtration is best, which means that for every 10 gallons or liters of water, the filter should be able to cycle 100 gallons or liters per hour. If the oxygen in the water runs out then the fish may die or become unconscious. It is advised to move the fish to a basin of water full of fresh water.
Common galaxias
The common galaxias ("Galaxias maculatus") or inanga (from the Māori "īnanga") is a very widespread Southern Hemisphere fish in the family Galaxiidae. It is slim, narrow fish with a forked tail and a mottled, spotty pattern, typically about long when fully grown. It lives in fresh water, but spawns at river mouths and spends the first six months of its life at sea, returning en masse in spring. Its vernacular names include cowfish, jollytail, common jollytail, eel gudgeon, inaka, native trout, pulangi, slippery tarki, spotted minnow and whitebait.
Banded knifefish
The banded knifefish ("Gymnotus carapo") is a species of gymniform knifefish native to a wide range of freshwater habitats in South America. It is the most widespread species of "Gymnotus", but it has frequently been confused with several relatives, including some found outside its range like the Central America "G. maculosus". The English name "banded knifefish" is sometimes used for the entire genus "Gymnotus" instead of only the species "G. carapo".
Common kingfisher
The common kingfisher was first described by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his "Systema Naturae" in 1758 as "Gracula atthis". The modern binomial name derives from the Latin ', "kingfisher" (from Greek , ') and "Atthis", a beautiful young woman of Lesbos, and favourite of Sappho.
Asian carp in North America
The common carp was brought to the U.S. in 1831 and has been widespread for a long time. In the late 19th century, it was distributed widely throughout the United States by the United States Fish Commission as a foodfish. However, common carp are not now normally prized as a foodfish in the United States. They are often known to uproot vegetation and muddy water through their habit of rooting in the mud for food. They are thought often to have detrimental effects on native species. However, in Europe, common carp are prized as a sportfish, and angling for common carp is enjoying increased popularity in the United States.
Common goldfish
Goldfish diets can be a range of pellets, flakes, boiled soft vegetables, and blood worms. Overfeeding can result in throwing off their biological balance, increasing the risks of diseases. The common goldfish should be fed “a small pinch of food two or three times a day…” to prevent extraneous amounts of food dirtying the water; this will also depend on the size of the fish of knowing to feed the fish more or less to keep healthy. Filtration will help prevent the bowl from getting dirty more quickly. A filtration system also helps produce good bacteria for the fish to make the water at safe levels. There are different types of filtration systems, ranging from the store bought external or internal filters or the use of aquatic plants. The reason a filtration system becomes helpful is due to keeping the nitrate levels low; ammonia is introduced in the water when the fish excretes which develops into nitrite into nitrate, leading into possible nitrate poisoning.
Common gull
The common gull ("Larus canus") is a medium-sized gull that breeds in northern Asia, northern Europe, and northwestern North America. The North American subspecies is commonly referred to as the mew gull, although that name is also used by some authorities for the whole species. It migrates further south in winter. There are differing accounts as to how the species acquired its vernacular name (see Etymology section below).
Threadfin catfish
The threadfin catfish, also known as the Copper catfish or the Northern pout, (Nemapteryx armiger) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Charles Walter De Vis in 1884, originally under the genus "Arius". It is found in rivers and marine waters in Australia and New Guinea. It reaches a maximum standard length of . Its diet consists of benthic crustaceans including prawns and crabs, as well as worms, mollusks and finfish.
Comet (goldfish)
The Comet is more active than most other goldfish breeds. It is not unusual to see a Comet dashing back and forth in its tank, racing around in a playful manner. Due to the Comet's hardy and active nature, and the relative ease in caring for them, they are the breed best suited to ponds and outdoor pools. They are often kept with koi in outdoor ponds. Comets have a natural life span of 5 to 14 years and may live even longer in optimum conditions.Goldfish are commonly bred on fish farms in many parts of the world. In most instances, the fish produced are offered for sale to aquarists. However, in North America, there is a demand for goldfish used as bait or "feeder fish" to other fish by anglers. Due to the relatively inexpensive prices of comet goldfish, they may also be used as prizes in carnivals or other places of entertainment. The use of goldfish as bait, feeder fish and carnival prizes is controversial, and animal rights activists have attempted to make the practice illegal, albeit unsuccessfully.
Pterois miles
Pterois miles, the devil firefish or common lionfish, is a species of ray-finned fish native to the western Indo-Pacific region. The common lionfish is frequently confused with its close relative, the red lionfish ("Pterois volitans"). The scientific name is from Greek "pteron", meaning "wing", and Latin "miles", meaning "soldier".
Golden shiner
The golden shiner ("Notemigonus crysoleucas") is a cyprinid fish native to eastern North America. It is the sole member of its genus. Much used as a bait fish, it is probably the most widely pond-cultured fish in the United States. It can be found in Quebec and its French name is "Mené jaune" or "Chatte de l'Est".
Common goldfish
"Fungal Infection" is the growth of fungus which could lead to problems regarding parasitic infections, ulcers, or open wounds; the fungus symptoms could worsen and lead to a secondary fungal infection. There are “cotton-like growths along the body and fins” which is caused by dirty water. Treatments start from moving the goldfish to a hospital tank and then clearing the environment with Methylene Blue if the condition is serious, however, the goldfish can just have a cleaner tank and the fungal infection should clear up over time.
Leiognathus equulus
Leiognathus equulus, the common ponyfish is a fish of brackish and marine waters found from East Africa to Fiji in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans, Red Sea and Persian Gulf.
Synchiropus splendidus
The mandarinfish was first described as "Callionymus splendidus" in 1927 by Albert William
Herre, an American ichthyologist working in the Philippines. It was later placed in genus "Synchiropus". The generic name "Synchiropus" is from Ancient Greek "syn-", meaning "together", and "-chiropus" meaning "hand-foot". The specific epithet "splendidus" is from the Latin for 'bright' or 'glittering.'
The common name of the mandarinfish comes from its extremely vivid colouration, evoking the robes of an Imperial Chinese mandarin.
Other common names include mandarin goby, green mandarin, striped mandarinfish, striped dragonet, green dragonet and sometimes psychedelic mandarinfish.
The similarly named mandarin fish ("Siniperca chuatsi"), properly known as the Chinese perch, is distantly related.
Common guitarfish
The common guitarfish lives close to the coast and breeds in shallow water. This makes it vulnerable, and it is fished, primarily as bycatch, over much of its range. In the northern Mediterranean, catches used to be landed, along with the blackchin guitarfish ("Rhinobatos cemiculus"), at fishing ports such as Palermo, but both fish are now no longer seen there and have probably been extirpated from the area. It is no longer to be seen in the Balearic Islands either. Off the coasts of West Africa, it is caught as bycatch by international shrimp trawling vessels, and by cephalopod fisheries trawling the seabed, as well as being caught by local artisanal gill net fishermen. Its meat may be salted and exported and its fins sold to Asia. It may be safest in the southern Mediterranean where the fishing is less intensive and it is still sometimes landed, but even there, most of the fish landed are immature. For the fish to have a long-term future and the fisheries to be sustainable, the adult fish need to be allowed to mature and breed. There is no special conservation plan for this fish and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being "endangered".
Common goldfish
Some of the main diseases frequently picked up by common goldfish are:
Dissostichus
Dissostichus, the toothfish, is a genus of notothen found in the Southern Hemisphere. Toothfishes are marketed in the United States as Chilean sea bass (or Chilean seabass) or less frequently as white cod. "Chilean sea bass" is a marketing name, coined in 1977 by Lee Lantz, a fish wholesaler who wanted a more attractive name for selling the Patagonian toothfish to Americans. In 1994, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted "Chilean sea bass" as an "alternative market name" for Patagonian toothfish. The toothfish was remarkably successful in the United States, Europe and Asia, and earned the nickname “white gold” within the market.Toothfishes are vital to the ecological structure of Southern Ocean ecosystems. For this reason, on 4 September a national day is dedicated to the toothfish in South Georgia.
Blackfish (disambiguation)
Blackfish is a common fish.