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GOLDFISH BREEDS 

and Jong pendant pectoral, ventral and anal fins. Of these the pectorals 
and ventrals are paired and the dorsal, anal and caudal fins single; the 
desired characteristic being a very slender, flat-sided and long-drawn fish, 
as the well-applied name would indicate. The colors are those of the 
ordinary goldfish. 
The Comet is a most elegant, graceful and dainty fish, very hardy 
and easily bred; the personification of grace and rapidity of movement. 
Since its introduction, American breeds have produced a considerable 

FIG. 9—Transparently Scaled Japanese Comet Goldfish. _ Lateral and frontal views. 
T wo-thirds life size. 
variation of the scaled parent type, and fanciers now distinguish between 
Ram’s nose and Hog’s nosescaled and scaleless(transparently-scaled)Comets, 
having either full, broad tails or with the tails very considerably bifurcated 
and spread, the most prized and rarely to be obtained being scaleless sharp- 
nosed Comets of a deep oxblood red color on the body and white fins 
with very long pendant lower fins, erect dorsals and widely spread single 
tails, either full or bifurcated, carried straight out behind and considerably 
longer than the body of the fish. These command high prices and are in 
beautiful contrast to other finely bred goldfishes. 
THE JAPANESE FRINGETAIL GOLDFISH 
Carassius auratus, var. japonicus pendulibicaudalis. Figs. 10 and 11. 
Of the finely bred aquarium fishes the beau-ideal is unquestionably 
the truly magnificent Japanese Fringetail. No other variety has so richly 
rewarded the efforts of the breeder as this wonderful specimen achieved by 
careful selections on the lines of beauty, symmetry, grace and elegance of 
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