Egg-fish goldfish

Egg-fish goldfish
Country of originChina
TypeLong-tailed and short-tailed
Classification

The egg-fish goldfish is a fancy goldfish breed which lacks a dorsal fin and has a pronounced "egg"-shaped body. The egg-fish breed resembles the ranchu, but lacks the "hood" (or wen) typical of that goldfish; ranchu also tend to have shorter, squatter bodies.[1][2]

Varieties

The egg-fish goldfish is commonly kept in China and is the precursor to the celestial, lionhead, pompom and the bubble-eye goldfish varieties. In Japan, the egg-fish is called maruko.[3][4]

The phoenix is a Chinese goldfish variety with an egg-shaped body, a long tail, and lacking both a dorsal fin and headgrowth. It comes in all shades, colors and scale types.[5]

References

  1. ^ Andrews, Chris, Dr. An Interpet Guide to Fancy Goldfish, Interpet Publishing, 2002. – ISBN 1-902389-64-6
  2. ^ "Nutrafin Aquatic News, Issue #4, 2004, Rolf C. Hagen, Inc. (USA) and Rolf C. Hagen Corp. (Montreal, Canada)". Archived from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2007.
  3. ^ "EGGFISH". Bristol Aquarists' Society. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  4. ^ Bubblesowner. The Egg-fish: Father of our Fancy Golds, Koko's Goldfish World, KokosGoldfishWorld.com Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved on: 3 June 2007
  5. ^ Johnson, Dr. Erik L., D.V.M. and Richard E. Hess. Fancy Goldfish: A Complete Guide to Care and Collecting, Shambhala Publications, Inc., 2001 – ISBN 0-8348-0448-4


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