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Egg-fish Goldfish


    Main features : without dorsal fin , short and egg-shaped body , all the fins except caudal fin are also smaller , Its caudal fins can be classified into two kinds, short tail (being named " eggs ")  and long tail ("red phoenix") . Egg-fish goldfish of fine quality have arch-shaped and smooth back . The highest point should be at the middle of the backbone .

    The earliest record about the fish is 1726 by Jiang Ting Xi and etc , In the book , "The chapter of Fowls and Insects , Collection and contemporary books and illustrations " , there is a picture of goldfish containing a couple of goldfish without dorsal fins , that is egg-fish goldfish . According to professor's textual research : The book entitled "fauna of Chinese goldfish", which was published in Paris of France in 1780, had a picture of goldfish with projecting eyes . The one with projecting eyes was called Dragon's eyes and the one of short body , round abdomen goldfish called "duck egg-fish".

Egg-fish with Phoenix Tail
pompons
pearlscale
egg-fish with oranda
Tigerhead
Ranchu
Celestial-eye
Bubble-eye

 
 

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