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  2. List of goldfish varieties - Wikipedia

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    Assorted goldfish. This is a list of goldfish varieties and their characteristics. Currently, there are about 200 breeds of goldfish recognized in China. [1] Selective breeding over centuries has produced several color variations, some of them far removed from the "golden" color of the original fish. There are also different body shapes, fin ...

  3. Goldfish - Wikipedia

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    The Celestial eye goldfish or Choten gan has a double tail and a breed-defining pair of upturned, telescope eyes with pupils gazing skyward. The comet or comet-tailed goldfish is a single-tailed variety in the United States .

  4. Common goldfish - Wikipedia

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    The common goldfish are often confused with comet goldfish, a distinct breed. The two breeds are often mixed together at many pet stores and aquarium stores. They breeds differ in the relative size of the body and fins. The comet goldfish has longer fins but a shorter and slender body size, and thus resembles tracing comets. The most ...

  5. Fish reproduction - Wikipedia

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    Goldfish. Goldfish, like all cyprinids, are egg-layers. They usually start breeding after a significant temperature change, often in spring. Males chase females, prompting them to release their eggs by bumping and nudging them. As the female goldfish spawns her eggs, the male goldfish stays close behind fertilizing them.

  6. Comet (goldfish) - Wikipedia

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    The comet-tailed goldfish breed was developed in the United States from the common goldfish by Hugo Mulertt, a government worker, in the 1880s. The comet goldfish was first seen in the ponds of the U.S. Government Fish Commission in Washington, D.C. [1] [2] Mulertt later became a propagator of goldfish and an author of books on goldfish.

  7. 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.

  8. Pearlscale - Wikipedia

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    The breeding and marketing of fancy goldfish with extreme mutations is sometimes seen as cruel practice by fish keepers and animal rights activists. Because the Pearlscale Goldfish has been bred to such a spherical shape, it may experience problems with its spine and internal organs, reducing its quality of life and longevity. [5]

  9. Ranchu - Wikipedia

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    Perhaps 700 years ago, egg goldfish were first bred for their lack of a dorsal fin. Prior to the 17th century, lionhead goldfish with this trait were kept in China and Japan, and the ranchū breed was derived from them. A dorsal fin is found on all normal fish.

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