
GOLDFISH BREEDS 

The Chinese Telescope Goldfish— Carassius auratus, var. chinensis macrophthalmus. 
The Chinese Mottled or Variegated Goldfish— Carassius auratus, var. chinensis variegatus. 
The Chinese Fringetail Telescope Goldfish— Carassius auratus, var. chinensis penduli- 
bicaudalis. 
The Chinese Moor or Black Telescope Goldfish— Carassius auratus, var. chinensis maurus. 
The Chinese Tiger Telescope Goldfish— Carassius auratus, var. chinensis tigrinus. 
The Chinese Lettered Telescope Goldfish— Carassius auratus, var. chinensis scriptus. 
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The Chinese Egefish— Carassius auratus, var. chinensis oviformis. ? 
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The Chinese Blue Telescope Goldfish— Carassius auratus, var. chinensis cyanpeus. pol 
The Chinese Celestial Telescope Goldfish— Carassius aufatus, var. chinensis uranoscopus. hy 
The Chinese Tumbler Telescope Goldfish— Carassius au.atus, var. chinensis saltator. 
The adoption of these polynomials ‘to designate the numerous arti- 
ficial variations of the Goldfish,Carassius auratus, is done without inten- 
tion of conflicting with the codes of nomenclature of zoologists. 
THE JAPANESE COMET GOLDFISH 
This variety was bred from the ordinary goldfish by crossing with the 
Japanese Fringetail or with fishes derived of this stock, and authorities 
claim first known in the United States about the year 1872. The efforts 
of the breeders were directed to the production of a pronouncedly elon- 
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FIG. 8.—Japanese Comet Goldfish 
Carassius auratus var. japonicus simplex Two-thirds life size. 
gated body and tail, a long and narrow head with pointed snout, erect 
nostrils, thin lips and flat eyes; small uniform scales, long and erect dorsal 
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