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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]
A common goldfish with white coloring. The common goldfish is a breed of goldfish and a family of Cyprinidae in the order cypriniformes. Goldfish are descendants of wild carp from East Asia. [ 1] Most varieties of fancy goldfish were derived from this simple breed. [ 2] [better source needed] Common goldfish come in a variety of colors ...
Dorsal finned varieties. Orange-white Ryukin goldfish. Fantail goldfish - It is the western form of the ryukin and possesses an egg-shaped body, a high dorsal fin, double caudal and anal fins, and no shoulder hump. Veiltail goldfish - It is similar to the fantail goldfish, except that they have longer fins.
Ranchu. The Ranchū (蘭鋳, 蘭虫, 卵虫, "Dutch worm") (also Maruko) [1] is a hooded, dorsal fin lacking variety of goldfish native to Japan. [2] It is referred to as the "king of goldfish" by the Japanese. [3] Maruko more commonly refers to the egg-fish goldfish. [4]
Loughran, who uses the handle "fishlikemike" on social media, says he’s caught roughly 10 of the giant fish on Lake Erie. “It’s just crazy to see something that, growing up, you go to the ...
The ryūkin is a hardy and attractive variety of goldfish with a pointed head and has a pronounced hump on the back behind the head. It may be long-finned or short-finned with either a triple or quadruple tail. The dorsal fin is high while the caudal fin is often twice as long as the body. The caudal fin may also have three or four lobes. [2][3]
Type. Goldfish. The Butterfly telescope goldfish (Teichfischer, 1994) is a variant of telescope goldfish that is distinguished by the butterfly-shaped caudal fins when viewed from above. It is a variety that has only recently been deemed a major lineage by a few published works. The tail conformation is commonly bred into the telescope eye ...
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.