Chinese goldfish (scientific name: Carassiusauratusauratus, Carassiuschinensis): is the carp order, the carp family, the genus Carassius a variety of artificial cultivation of fish species. It is an ornamental fish native to China, and is a colorful variant of the wild crucian carp. The goldfish, also known as the "golden carp", resembles the carp (Cyprinuscarpio) but has no whiskers and evolved from the crucian carp. The goldfish's hometown is China, which has a history of more than 1,700 years. There are documents that Jin Huanchong traveled to Mount Lu see the lake in the red scaled fish, the red scaled fish that is red and yellow crucian carp, is the earliest ancestor of the goldfish. Therefore, it can be assumed that the goldfish was first discovered in China during the Jin Dynasty.

The goldfish has the effect of diuretic and detoxification, the goldfish is the name of traditional Chinese medicine, mainly carp family crucian carp animals goldfish. It is usually used for the treatment of jaundice, edema, and dysuria, as well as for the treatment of pneumonia and cough.