Egg-fish goldfish

Egg-fish goldfish

Country of origin	China
Type	Long-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 ^[usurped] , 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

External links

• Enhance Goldfish Color