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The goldfish (Carassius auratus) is a freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae of order Cypriniformes. It is commonly kept as a pet in indoor aquariums, and is one of the most popular aquarium fish. Goldfish released into the wild have become an invasive pest in parts of North America and Australia. [4] [5]
Oct 9, 2019 · The first drawing of goldfish in England is by botanist James Petiver in 1711. By the 19th century, they are in the States and mentioned in 1817 in Webster’s Dictionary. Losing their...
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Nov 1, 2012 · When P. T. Barnum opened the first public aquarium in the USA in 1856, he claimed credit for their introduction. Goldfish, which are native to Asia, were already popular in Europe by the 1600s,...
Aug 16, 2017 · The first official record of goldfish being imported into the United States appeared in 1878, when Rear Admiral Daniel Ammens brought a shipment of goldfish from Japan to the United States Commission on Fisheries (created in 1871).
Goldfish first arrived in Europe in the 1600s and the United States in the 1800s, becoming what is likely the first foreign fish species introduced to North America. (Read more about the history...
It wasn’t until the middle of the nineteenth century that there was published evidence of goldfish in America. By 1889 a goldfish farm had been established in Maryland, and by the turn of the century most of the fancy breeds were known to American aquarists.
Aug 8, 2024 · Officially, it’s thought that goldfish arrived in America in the mid-19 th century. However, some literature suggests they may have arrived earlier than that. The first official import of goldfish from Japan happened in 1878.
