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Goldfish

Carassius auratus auratus

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Where is it found?

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Freshwater

Diet and foraging method

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Picks prey from the river bottom, feeds on plants, detritus, plankton from the water column.
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Key adaptations

Goldfish have heightened hearing and motion sensitive eyesight, which helps them to detect prey and escape from predators. Goldfish eggs are sticky so they can attach to plants and other objects for protection. 

Social organisation

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Form shoals

Did you know that...?

Female goldfish can lay up to 380,000 eggs at a time!

Taxonomy

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Picture credits:

Maps from: http://species.mol.org/species/
"Goldfishcluster" by [2] - [1]. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Goldfishcluster.jpg#/media/File:Goldfishcluster.jpg
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