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The Western criteria for lionchus combine the traditional characteristic side-view profiles of the ranchu and the lionhead. [3] The ranchu's deep body, broad and curved back, and tail placement has been merged with the large headgrowth of the lionhead. Lionchus do not have dorsal fins, a trait inherited from both parent breeds. [1] [2]
The Ranchū (蘭鋳, 蘭虫, 卵虫, "Dutch worm") (also Maruko) [1] is a hooded variety of goldfish native to Japan, which lacks a dorsal fin. [2] It is referred to as the "king of goldfish" by the Japanese. [3] Maruko more commonly refers to the egg-fish goldfish. [4]
[1] [3] Furthermore, lionheads have short but deep bodies, and relatively straight [2] or evenly arched backs without dorsal fins. The finnage, in general, is short. Breeding standards require that the lionhead’s anal fins are paired, the double tail fin should not droop, and its upper edges should be held away from the body. [4]
The Lionchu or lionhead-ranchu is a goldfish that has resulted from crossbreeding lionheads and ranchus. [39] [40] The egg-fish goldfish is a goldfish that lacks a dorsal fin and has a pronounced egg-shaped body. [41] [42] The Shukin is a Ranchu-like goldfish developed from Ranchus and Orandas at the end of the 19th century in Japan. Curled ...
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.
[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, and eye configurations. Some extreme versions of the goldfish live only in aquariums—they are much less hardy than varieties closer to the "wild" original.
An oranda is a breed of goldfish characterized by a prominent bubble-like "hood" on the head. The headgrowth or hood (also known as wen or crown) may be a prominent growth on the top of the head (cranial region) or may encase the entire face except the mouth.
[1] U.S. air attacks on Kōchi during the Pacific War in 1945 and an earthquake in 1946 were believed to have wiped out the Tosakin variety. However, Mr. Hiroe Tamura (田村広衛), a Japanese hobbyist who had lost all of his fish, scoured the area and found six fish (two breeders and four two-year-olds) at a local restaurant called Kyousuirou ...