Goldfish

The goldfish (Carassius auratus) is a freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae of order Cypriniformes. It was one of the earliest fish to be domesticated, and is one of the most commonly kept aquarium fish.

A relatively small member of the carp family (which also includes the koi carp and the crucian carp), the goldfish is a domesticated version of a less-colourful carp (Carassius auratus) native to east Asia. It was first domesticated in China more than a thousand years ago, and several distinct breeds have since been developed. Goldfish breeds vary greatly in size, body shape, fin configuration and colouration (various combinations of white, yellow, orange, red, brown, and black are known).

The mutation that gave rise to the domestic goldfish is also known from other cyprinid species, such as common carp and tench.

History

Starting in ancient China, various species of carp (collectively known as Asian carp) have been domesticated and reared as food fish for thousands of years. Some of these normally gray or silver species have a tendency to produce red, orange or yellow colour mutations; this was first recorded during the Jin dynasty (265–420).

Goldfish (snack)

Goldfish are fish-shaped biscuits manufactured by Pepperidge Farm, a division of the Campbell Soup Company. The crackers are available in several varieties and since 1998, only 40% of the crackers contains a small anthropomorphic imprint of an eye and a smile. The brand's current marketing and product packaging incorporates this feature of the product: "The Snack That Smiles Back! Goldfish!", and the slogan is also reinforced by the mascot, named Finn, who wears sunglasses.

History

Originally invented by Oscar J. Kambly at Swiss biscuit manufacturer Kambly in 1960, Goldfish snacks were introduced to the United States in 1969 by Pepperidge Farm founder Margaret Rudkin.Young & Rubicam handled advertising Goldfish from 1998 until 2004 when Campbells brought in BrightHouse Live to handle the account.

Flavors

Goldfish come in many varieties. (see below for Flavor Blasted varieties): (there are 39 different flavors)

Golden Fishery

Golden Fishery (Hangul: 황금어장; hanja: 黃金漁場) is a South Korean talk show broadcast on MBC. It first aired on the July 7, 2006 and has had a fairly stable audience share. Currently, Radio Star is the main segment in this program.

True Story Theatre

Golden Fishery first aired on July 7, 2006 with True Story Theatre (Korean: 실화극장) as the main segment. It originally started out with two main MCs, Kang Ho-dong and Jung Sun-hee with Shin Jung-hwan, Kim Hye-sung and Im Chae-moo as the main panels. The main MCs stayed the same but the panels were changed frequently. Kim Sung-ju, Ock Joo-hyun, Andy, Lee Ji-hoon, and You Se-yoon were some of the regular panelists in Golden Fishery'. The original True Story Theatre featured skits which acted out people’s problems posted up on their homepage. This segment began to disappear in December 2006 due to the popularity of The Knee-Drop Guru and completely disappeared in March 2007.

The Knee-Drop Guru

The Knee-Drop Guru (Korean: 무릎팍 도사) first aired on January 3, 2007. Initially, it was just a special New Year program. However, it became popular and became a regular segment in February that year and is still loved by many people. The segment ended on October 12, 2011 due to the temporary retirement of Kang Ho-dong.