﻿simple ray ossified and serrated behind ; its origin opposite 

 to that of ventrals. Anal short, its origin below dorsal, its 

 last simple ray ossified, rather feeble and serrated behind. 

 Scales rather large, lateral line complete, running in the middle 



Fig. 45. Carassitts auratits (L.) X 0-6. 



of the tail. Pharyngeal teeth in a single series of four, the 

 three outer (posterior) ones spatulate, with a single furrow. 

 Branchial openings rather wide, reaching to below hindborder 

 of praeoperculum. Gillmembranes broadly united to isthmus. 

 Distribution: Fresh water of temperate parts of Asia 

 and Europe from where introduced in many parts of the world. 



I. Carassius auratus (L.). 



Cyprinus auratus Linne, Syst. Nat. ed. X. 1758, p. 322. 



Carasshis auratus Bleeker, Ichth. Arch. Ind. Prodr. II. Cyprini, i860, p. 255. — 



Atl. Ichth. III. 1863, p. 74. 

 Carassius auratus Giinther, Cat. Brit. Mus. VII. 1868, p. 32. 



D. 2— 3. 17—18; A. 2.5; P. I. 13—16; V. 2.8; L. 1. 25—30; 



L. tr. j_. 



9!r 

 Height about 2.5, head more than 3.3 in length. Eye more 



than 4, somewhat shorter than snout and nearly twice in slightly 



convex interorbital space. Dorsal nearly straight, its posterior 



rays above anal. Pectorals and ventrals subequal. Caudal 



peduncle about as long as deep and about half length of head. 



Colour reddish golden. 



N o m. i n d i g. : Tambra mas (Malay.). 



Habitat: Introduced in ponds in Java. 



The wild breed has its home in China and Japan and is 

 in its native conditions dark olivaceous. It is domesticated 



