Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The Lionchu or lionhead-ranchu (Thai: สิงห์ลูกผสม) is a variety of goldfish that has resulted from crossbreeding lionheads and ranchus. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Description
An orange dragoneye goldfish. The telescope, telescope goldfish or telescope eye (Chinese: 出目金; pinyin: Chū mù jīn) is a goldfish characterised by its protruding eyes. [1] [2] [3] It was first developed in the early 1700s in China, where the trait was referred to as dragon eyes. Variants are called the Black Moor and the Panda Moor.
The goldfish (Carassius auratus) is a freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae of order Cypriniformes. It is commonly kept as a pet in indoor aquariums, and is one of the most popular aquarium fish. Goldfish released into the wild have become an invasive pest in parts of North America and Australia. [4] [5]
The watonai was developed both from the wakin and ryukin goldfish. Jikin goldfish - A fancy goldfish variety that has its double caudal fins splay outwards. Jikin goldfish have strictly two colors (red and white) and perfect individuals display a unique pattern called the '12 points of red'. It is like a wakin, but the caudal fins are spread apart.
The celestial eye goldfish or Choutengan [1] is a double-tailed breed of fancy goldfish that possesses a distinctive pair of telescope eyes, in which the eyeballs are turned vertically and the pupils appear to be gazing skyward.
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 grow up to 12 inches in length. [2] [3] Calico Ryukin goldfish
The tremendous hood or headgrowth and fat cheeks of lionheads give them a facial appearance similar to canine puppies. [2] The "wen" (Chinese term for headgrowth) fully covers the head, cheeks and gill plates of the fish. [1] [3] Furthermore, lionheads have short but deep bodies, and relatively straight [2] or evenly arched backs without dorsal ...
Most varieties of fancy goldfish were derived from this simple breed. [2] [better source needed] Common goldfish come in a variety of colors including red, orange, red/white, white/black, yellow/white, blue, grey/brown, olive green, yellow, white, and black, with the most common variation being orange, hence the name. The brightness, duration ...