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BY GOLDFISH VARIETY
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The Bubble Eye Goldfish has two large fluid-filled sacs next to their upward facing eyes. They were bred with this trait so that they could be seen from above as they were displayed in clay pots. They are also dorsal-less goldfish.
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The Comet Goldfish was developed, and is the most common goldfish breed, in the United States. It is similar to the common goldfish, save their long, deeply-forked tail. Sarasa comet is a special name for comets that are red & white.
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The Common Goldfish is the direct descendant of the wild single tailed Carassius auratus. The East Asian goldfish is a relatively small member of the carp family. All varieties of goldfish are developed from the Common variety.
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The Fantail Goldfish has a split tail, a high dorsal fin, egg-shaped body, double caudal fins, and no shoulder hump like the Ryukin. Fantails can come in red, orange, white, calico, and yellow.
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The Lion Head Goldfish is are the precursor to the Ranchu. They have a full wen, and also have no dorsal fin on their backs. Their backs, however, lack the arch of Ranchus. The Lion Head’s tails also tend to be attached parallel to the back.
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The Oranda Goldfish is characterized by a prominent jelly-like cap (also known as wen or head growth) that encases the whole head except for the eyes and mouth.
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The Pearlscale Goldfish has a big round spherical-body and scales that protrude into domes. Some colorations of Peralscales have white scales and indeed look like pearls. They are also known as Ping Pong and Golfball Pearlscales.
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The Ranchu Goldfish has an arched back, with no dorsal fin, and have and short tails that are tucked-in at an angle. Their heads are also covered with jelly like bubbles called wen.
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The Ryukin Goldfish originated from the Fantail goldfish. It is known for its exaggerated short, deep body, with a characteristic shoulder hump. They can have many different types of tails from very small to large and flowing.
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The Shubunkin Goldfish is a calico single-tailed goldfish, often with metallic scales. The London Shubunkin has short fins while the American Shubunkin a deeply forked pointed tail fin with long finnage all around.
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The Telescope Goldfish is easy to spot with its protruding eyes. Because of this, it has zoomed, thus limited, vision. Telescopes have broad, long and deeply forked tails. They are also known as the globe eye or dragon eye goldfish.
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The Thai Oranda Goldfish comes from crossing a Ranchu & Oranda, resulting the full wen from the Ranchu, and long flowing fins from the Oranda. The combination of a very chunky face and long fins creates a ridiculously cute fish.
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The Toad Head Goldfish is a calico single-tailed goldfish, often with metallic scales. The London Shubunkin has short fins while the American Shubunkin a deeply forked pointed tail fin with long finnage all around.
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The Wakin Goldfish is an intermediate twin tailed goldfish variety that originated from Japan. The Wakin gave rise to fancy twin-tailed goldfish, including the Ryukin, Ranchu, Oranda, Fantail, Pearlscale, and many more twin tailed goldfish.
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The Yuan Bao Goldfish was created by crossing Oranda & Ryukin. The resulting offspring of that is a pairing is a goldfish with a large short rounded body, a box-shaped face with wen (jelly like head growth) and short fins.
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