我国是世界上最早饲养观赏鱼的国家 ,据传 ,西周时期 ( B.C.80 0年 )就开始从野生鲫鱼( Carassius auratus)中选择变异种群——金鱼饲养观赏。欧洲大约于 1 8世纪才掀起饲养观赏鱼的热潮。如今 ,在水族箱内饲养观赏鱼 ( aquariumfish)已遍及全球 ,消费人口达数千万 ,饲养品种约 China is the earliest country in the world to keep ornamental fish. According to legend, during the Western Zhou Dynasty (B.C. 1980), it began to be selected from the wild variety Carassius auratus - goldfish for viewing. It was only in the 18th century in Europe that the frenzy of ornamental fish was raised. Today, aquariumfish are kept in aquariums throughout the world, with tens of millions of consumers and species