THE COMMON GOLDFISH 
Both the American and European common goldfishes have elongated 
bodies slightly flattened on the sides, the latter being the slightly longer 

FIG. 6.—The Common American Goldfish 
Carasstus auratus, Var. AMeEYICANUS 
and more slender fish. Figs. 6 and 7. The scaleless head 1s usually short 
with broad forehead and wide interorbital space, blunt snout, full and well- 
defined lips, erect nostrils, clear eyes and the operculz or gill covers of a 
burnished metallic lustre. The body has an even covering of uniformly 

FIG. 7—The European Goldfish 
Carassius auratus, var. europensis; as known in the eastern United States markets. 
sized scales having a bright, enameled surface. There are two sets of 
paired and three single fins including the tail. The color varies in differ- 
ent fishes and may be white, silvery-grey, olivate, golden or orange-yellow, 
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