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Ginbuna

Carassius langsdorfii Temminck & Schlegel, 1846

Status not recordedbony fish

The ginbuna (Carassius langsdorfii) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the ginbuna

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 ginbuna live?

Not recorded

Is the ginbuna 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 ginbuna classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusCarassius
  7. SpeciesCarassius langsdorfii Temminck & Schlegel, 1846

Synonyms Carassius auratus langsdorfi, Carassius auratus langsdorfii, Carassius carassius langsdorfii

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Japanese silver crucian carpEnglish
  • Silver crucian carpEnglish
  • karas ginbunaCzech
  • Carpín plateado japonésSpanish
  • Langsdorffi kogerEstonian
  • japaninruutanaFinnish
  • ギンブナJapanese
  • 일본붕어Korean
  • Carpa-escama-de-prataPortuguese
  • Японский серебряный карасьRussian
  • జపనీస్ సిల్వర్ క్రూసియన్ కార్ప్Telugu
  • 蘭氏鯽Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the ginbuna

Other species in the same genus Carassius.

LC, Least Concern
Goldfish (Carassius auratus)

Goldfish

Carassius auratus

Cyprinidae

Herabuna

Carassius cuvieri

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the ginbuna?

The ginbuna (Carassius langsdorfii) 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). Ginbuna (Carassius langsdorfii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ginbuna

MLA

“Ginbuna (Carassius langsdorfii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ginbuna.

BibTeX
@misc{ginbuna_2026,
  title = {Ginbuna (Carassius langsdorfii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ginbuna},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}