What type of fish is the goldfish?

Question

What breed of fish is the goldfish from? I really need to know!!!

Answer 1

Carp.

Answer 2

Basically it's a species of Chinese carp.  See below sites for more info that you will probably find quite interesting.

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"All goldfish belong to the same species - Carassius auratus." *

"The much-loved Goldfish was one of the earliest fish ever to be domesticated. It is a small member of the carp family. The Goldfish pond saw its origin in the Tang Dynasty of China. It was at this time that genetic mutation of carps produced the golden or the yellowy orange coloration on the carp." **

Answer 3

Yea, carp, then they where bred by the chinese to make most of the variety's we have today, china and japan are the main countrys that bred goldfish breeds.

Answer 4

CARP

rearrange the letters and its also a swear word