and anal are imxlerately elongated, tlie last being simple; and the caudal is bilobed and deeply 

 forked, and three-fifths Id two-thirds the length of the body. 



The shubunkin normally has a peculiar mottled coloration, with small, irregularly distributed 

 black spots on body and fins as a characteristic feature. The mottling in one individual may com- 

 prise vermilion, together with black, white, bluish, purple, or other colors. The color is often bright 

 red, spotted with black; and occasionally a fish is produced that is uniformly purple — something 

 quite unknown in the parent stock on either side. 



The Kiiiranshi 



Brocaded Goldfish 



This latest addition to the Japanese varieties of goldfish was called kinranshi by Professor 

 Matsubara, the literal meaning of the name being "goldfish with brocaded figures." The variety 

 was produced a few years ago by Mr. Akiyama Kichigoro, a celebrated goldfish culturist of Tokyo. 

 The desire being to develop a new variety lacking the dorsal fin, 20 selected male and female ryukins 

 were crossed with the same number of selected ranchus, with the result that in one-third of the 

 progeny the dorsal was entirely absent, while in the others the dorsal was normal or was represented 

 by spines or protuberances. 



This variety, as now established after five or six generations, has an elongate and rather thick 

 body, gently arched back, and small fins, the caudal being double. The colors are showy, consisting 

 of red, black, and white in varying proportions. 



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