Goldfish

Common name: Goldfish Scientific name: Carassius auratus



Physical description: The color of a goldfish depends on their habitat but they can be anywhere from yellow to black, and they have long beautiful fins.

Size: Goldfish usually grow up to be 36cm in length.

Average lifespan: The average lifespan of a goldfish is 9 to 10 years.

Habitat: They are subtropical, freshwater fish, but prefer cool water.

Range: These fish live allover the world.

Diet: They eat plants, small crustaceans, insects, and detritus.

Behavior and adaptations to its way of life: They are normally kept as house pets so it dosen't need to adapt to anything but how the owner cares for it.

How it reproduces: The goldfish reproduces through sexual reproduction and lay up to 100 eggs at a time.

Relationship to people: The goldfish is a domesticated house pet.

History: Goldfish originated in China in the Sung Era about 1000 A.D. It evolved from the //Crucian Carp.//

Status:These fish are very common all over the world.

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Citations

Book: Sanchez,Isidro. Fish. greneth stevens inc. 1997

Website: wikipedia.com. 28 April 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldfish

Website: aquaticcommunity.com. 2004-6 http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/goldfish/