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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]
It has a soft, spongy head growth and should not be kept in an aquarium with rough objects that can harm its head growth, which may cause infection. It is developed from the eggfish goldfish. Ranchu goldfish - Compared to lionheads, ranchus have a more downturned tail and tail fin. Although similar to lionheads, ranchus have more arched backs ...
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 ...
Like ranchu, the bubble eye goldfish lacks a dorsal fin and has a double tail. [4] They normally grow up to 3 to 4 inches in length. If one of their "Bubbles" pop due to pressure or collision with a sharp object, there is a risk of infection where the inside of the sac has been exposed.
The shishigashira ranchu is a ranchu-like goldfish with small amounts of headgrowth and some having small knobs and bumps on the back (a suggestion that the absence of the dorsal fin had not yet been stabilized at the time). [4]
The black moor is a black variant of the telescope goldfish that has a characteristic pair of protruding eyes. Black telescopes are commonly known as Black Moors, Blackamoors (archaic) [4] or just Moors, a reference to the black North African Muslim inhabitants of Al-Andalus. Black moors are believed to originate from China in the 1400s.
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Gold red and white Lionhead goldfish. The tremendous hood or headgrowth and fat cheeks of lionheads give them a facial appearance similar to canine puppies. [2] The "wen" (Chinese term for headgrowth) fully covers the head, cheeks and gill plates of the fish.