20.5.07

Chinese goldfish classification

In Chinese goldfish keeping, goldfish are classified into 4 main types, which are not commonly used in the west.
Dragon eye - Goldfish with extended eyes, e.g. Black Moor, Bubble Eye, and telescope eye
Egg - goldfish without a dorsal fin. e.g. lionhead (note that a bubble eye without a dorsal fin belongs to this group)
Wen - goldfish with dorsal fin and a fancy tail. e.g. veiltail ("wen" is also the name of the characteristic headgrowth on such strains as oranda and lionhead)
Ce (may also be called "grass") - goldfish without anything fancy. This is the type that is usually used in Japanese carnivals, especially for "goldfish scoops".
Jikin and wakin - goldfish with double tails, but with the body shapes of comets.

2 comments:

КАЯЕИ said...

Check this
http://www.chinanews.cn//news/2007-05-20/36021.html

КАЯЕИ said...

And this
http://www.chinanews.cn//news/2007-05-16/35898.html