
GOLDFISH BREEDS 

color. Patient, discriminating labor with thousands of generations has pro- 
duced in the perfect Fringetail the handsomest of all goldfishes. The 
long, lace-like fins and tail, the rich burnished metallic lustre, the marvelous 













FIG. 10—Adult Japanese Fringetail Goldfish 
Carassius auratus, var. japonicus pendulibicaudalis. Two-thirds life size. 
brilliancy of color, the finely modeled form and the perfection ot graceful 
movement are truly typified in this justly prized fish. The full develop- 
ment of the beauty of the species is only attained upon maturity; although 
the fancier can discern in quite young fishes, those that give promise of 
future perfect development. 
The fine mature Fringetail is a small-scaled, short-bodied and short- 
headed, thick, almost egg-shaped fish with evenly rounded sides, having 
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