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Monday, July 6, 2009

Goldfish


Chinese classification

By Chinese tradition, goldfish are classified into five main types:

  • Dragon eye - Goldfish with extended eyes, e.g. Black Moor, Bubble Eye, and telescope eye
  • Egg - goldfish without a dorsal fin. e.g. lionhead (note that a bubble eye without a dorsal fin belongs to this group)
  • Wen - goldfish with dorsal fin and a fancy tail. e.g., veiltail ("wen" is also the name of the characteristic headgrowth on such strains as oranda and lionhead)
  • Ce (may also be called "grass") - goldfish without anything fancy. This is the type that is usually used in Japanese carnivals, especially for "goldfish scoops."
  • Jikin and wakin - goldfish with double tails, but with the body shapes of comets.

These classifications are not commonly used in countries outside of East Asia


From :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldfish

Photo from: http://dslr.sony.co.th/bookyui/gallery/view/280