#2119 · 🐟 fish
Goldfish
🇳🇱 Goudvis ·Carassius auratus
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what is it?
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.
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- Spotted 16 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #48 most seen of the fish in NL.
- 18,045 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).
- Not originally Dutch: it was introduced to the Netherlands.
fact sheet
- English
- Goldfish
- Nederlands
- Goudvis
- scientific name
- Carassius auratus
- class
- Actinopterygii
- order
- Cypriniformes
- family
- Cyprinidae
- IUCN Red List
- LC · least concern
- in NL
- introduced
- sightings in NL
- 16
- sightings in Europe
- 1,202
- sightings worldwide
- 18,045
- GBIF records in NL
- 1,213
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1758
IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.
relatives· Cyprinidae
#2074 📷 8European Carp
🇳🇱 Karper
Cyprinus carpio
LC 👀 334 in NL
#2098 📷 9Amur Carp
Cyprinus rubrofuscus
LC 👀 41 in NL
#2115 📷 10Crucian Carp
🇳🇱 Kroeskarper
Carassius carassius
LC 👀 19 in NL
#2120 📷 10Prussian Carp
🇳🇱 Giebel
Carassius gibelio
👀 16 in NL
#2151 📷 8Common Barbel
🇳🇱 Barbeel
Barbus barbus
LC 👀 5 in NL
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 58612, Wikidata Q123141, GBIF 4286942, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.