THE GOLDFISH 



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grandly through the water. As in most other varieties, the deeper colors, 

 both in scaled and scaleless specimens, are the most highly prized. Scale- 

 less Fringetails, the American production obtained by crossing Japanese 

 Fringetails with Chinese Scaleless Telescopes, are exceedingly refined in 

 appearance. 



The illustration shows the tubercles or "pearl organs" on the gill 

 plate and pectoral fins, usually indicative of the male sex. 



THE JAPANESE NYMPH GOLDFISH 



The Nymph is virtually a single-tail Fringetail. The anal fin and 

 tail are single. The latter, instead of drooping, should be carried out 

 straight, and well spread. This fish is usually a "sport" from Fringetail 



Fig. 154. The Nymph 



stock. Although seldom deliberately bred, fine specimens are very attrac- 

 tive in an aquarium and are often retained by fanciers. In their active 

 movements, as well as in points of conformation, they make a pleasing 

 contrast with the double-tailed varieties. One of the principal features 

 is the dorsal fin, which should be large and carried quite erect, as de- 

 scribed for the Fringetail. The body requirements are also the same. 



