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Carassin

Carassius auratus

389Records since 2000
NovemberPeak month
35Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan12
Feb25
Mar25
Apr25
May45
Jun32
Jul46
Aug30
Sep47
Oct31
Nov48
Dec18

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Lincolnshire England43
2Essex England36
3Thurrock England19
4Suffolk England13
5Stockport England11
6Northamptonshire England10
7Dorset England9
8Gloucestershire England8
9Sheffield England7
10Powys Wales6
11Surrey England5
12Kingston upon Hull, City of England5
13Sefton England4
14Rotherham England4
15Cornwall England3
368 England21 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 35 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
389
Peak month
November
Counties with records
35
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Carassius auratus
Group
Fish
NBN Atlas records since 2000
285
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Cypriniformes
Family
Cyprinidae
Genus
Carassius
Name with authority
Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Described
1758

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q123141 · GBIF 4286942