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  2. Shubunkin - Wikipedia

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    It may take several months for the nacreous coloration to develop on a young fry (baby fish). Shubunkins are excellent pond fish because they reach a length of 9 to 18 inches (23 to 46 cm) at adulthood. A Shubunkin goldfish is considered an adult at 1 to 2 years of age, [2] [3] even though they live much longer. With proper diet and water ...

  3. Calico (goldfish) - Wikipedia

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    Shubunkins are well known for their calico coloration Although calico coloration occurs in many fancy goldfish varieties such as telescope eyes , fantails , ryukins , orandas , and ranchu 's, the nacreous scale characteristic is usually exclusive to the shubunkins , which are single-tailed fish that are similar to the common goldfish and could ...

  4. Shukin - Wikipedia

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    The Shukin had been developed by Akiyama Kichigoro in 1897 in Japan. [3] It was wiped out once due to events in World War II, but has since been revived.. The Shukin is rare type of goldfish even in Japan, although the breed is becoming popular in the US with advanced hobbyists.

  5. Taxonomy of fish - Wikipedia

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    Fishes are a paraphyletic group and for this reason, the class Pisces seen in older reference works is no longer used in formal taxonomy.Traditional classification divides fish into three extant classes (Agnatha, Chondrichthyes, and Osteichthyes), and with extinct forms sometimes classified within those groups, sometimes as their own classes: [1]

  6. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes - Wikipedia

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    It has been compiled and is continuously updated by the curator emeritus of the CAS fish collection, William N. Eschmeyer. The taxonomy maintained by the Catalog of Fishes is considered authoritative and it is used as a baseline reference for instance by the broader global fish database FishBase , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] which involves cross-references to ...

  7. Jikin - Wikipedia

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    The jikin was bred from the wakin during the Muromachi era.The tail spread apart and the body became slightly shorter. There was an old inscription regarding the creation of the pattern of this goldfish (by adding plum oil, or removing the scales with a small spatula), now refers to as the points of red.

  8. List of Countdown champions - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of champions on the game show Countdown. These are players who have won up to eight games and scored enough points to qualify for their series' finals. Here, they were one of eight contestants invited back to compete in a knockout tournament to decide who will become the series champion. This list also includes winners of ...

  9. Solunar theory - Wikipedia

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    The solunar theory is a hypothesis that fish and other animals move according to the location of the moon in comparison to their bodies. [1] The theory was laid out in 1926 by John Alden Knight, but was said to be used by hunters and fishermen long before the time it was published.