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Dwarf goldfish

Carassius praecipuus Kottelat, 2017

Status not recordedbony fish

The dwarf goldfish (Carassius praecipuus) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the dwarf goldfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the dwarf goldfish live?

Not recorded

Is the dwarf goldfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the dwarf goldfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusCarassius
  7. SpeciesCarassius praecipuus Kottelat, 2017
Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Dwarf crucian carpEnglish
  • Nam chat crucian carpEnglish
  • 라오스붕어Korean
  • Карликовый карасьRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dwarf goldfish

Other species in the same genus Carassius.

LC, Least Concern
Goldfish (Carassius auratus)

Goldfish

Carassius auratus

Cyprinidae

Herabuna

Carassius cuvieri

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Ginbuna

Carassius langsdorfii

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the dwarf goldfish?

The dwarf goldfish (Carassius praecipuus) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dwarf goldfish (Carassius praecipuus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dwarf-goldfish

MLA

“Dwarf goldfish (Carassius praecipuus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dwarf-goldfish.

BibTeX
@misc{dwarf_goldfish_2026,
  title = {Dwarf goldfish (Carassius praecipuus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dwarf-goldfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}