Carassius auratus (English spelling)

Japanese: Carassius auratus(英語表記)Carassiusauratus
Carassius auratus (English spelling)

...It is a breed of crucian carp (family Cyprinidae) that has been bred for ornamental purposes, and is said to have been bred since ancient times in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River on the Asian continent. There are many varieties that differ in color, body length, the presence or absence of fins, shape, etc. There are various theories about when they were first imported to Japan, but the generally accepted record is that they were brought to the port of Sakai in Quanzhou from the Ming Dynasty in 1502, at the end of the Muromachi period. Since then, they have been bred and bred in Japan for a long period, and many varieties have been established. ...

From 【Funa (Carassius)】

...A general term for freshwater fish of the genus Carassius, family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes. They are broadly divided into two species: the Asian crucian carp Carassius auratus (including the domesticated goldfish) and the European crucian carp C. carasius (English name: crucian carp). Asian crucian carps vary widely and are divided into several subspecies, but researchers do not necessarily agree on their classification.

*Some of the terms mentioned in "Carassius auratus" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…フナ(コイ目コイ科)の観賞用に改良された飼育品種で,アジア大陸の長江(揚子江)下流域で古くから改良が行われていたといわれる。色彩,体の長短,ひれの有無,形状などの差異により多くの品種に分けられている。日本に最初に輸入された時期については諸説があるが,室町時代の末期,文亀2年(1502)に当時の明から泉州堺の港に伝来したとの記録がほぼ定説となっている。以後,日本で長期間にわたって飼育改良されて多くの品種が固定されている。…

【フナ(鮒)】より

…コイ目コイ科フナ属の淡水魚の総称。アジア系のフナCarassius auratus(飼育品種のキンギョを含む)とヨーロッパ産のヨーロッパフナC.carasius(英名crucian carp)の2種に大別される。アジア系のフナは変異が多く数亜種に細分されるが,その分類については研究者の間で必ずしも見解が一致していない。…

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