




GOLDFISH BREEDS 

THE JAPANESE NYMPH GOLDFISH 
Carassius auratus, var. japonicus nympha. Figs, 13 and 14. 
With all finely bred domesticated animals there are always some 
individuals that have a tendency to partially revert to the ancestral type. 
This frequently occurs with goldfishes, as many of the progeny of the 

FIG. 13—Scaled Japanese Nymph Goldfish 
Carassius auratus, var. japonicus nympha Two-thirds life size 
finest strains develop characteristics different from their parents and clearly 
indicate the type from which the breed was derived. An instance of this 
is the Nymph goldfish, the name of which would indicate some such 
thought on the part of the breeders. It is now recognized as a distinct 
variety and may be bred by 
crossing the Comet and the 
Fringetail, but is more usually 
accidentally produced from 
Fringetail stock; being what 
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is known, in the parlance 
of the breeder as a “sport.” 
The finest specimens have all 
the characteristics of the 
Fringetail with a_ single 
Comet-like tail. Fine speci- 
mens of the Nymph are very 

FIG. 14—Transparently-scaled Japanese Nymph Goldfish handsome, having long pen- 
Bea Ne dant pectoral and ventral fins, 
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