Tassonomia:

Domain: Eukaryota - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
Kingdom: Animalia - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
Subkingdom: Bilateria - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
Branch: Deuterostomia - Grobben, 1908
Infrakingdom: Chordonia - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
Phylum: Chordata - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
Subphylum: Vertebrata - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Huxley, 1880
Class: Osteichthyes - Huxley, 1880
Subclass: Actinopterygii
Infraclass: Actinopteri
Cohort: Clupeocephala
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cyprininae
Genus: Carassius - Jarocki, 1822
Specific name: auratus
Scientific name: - Carassius auratus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846