GOLDFISH BREEDS 

THE CHINESE LETTERED TELESCOPE, GOLDFISH 
Carassius auratus, var. chinensis scriptus. Fig. 27 
Another instance of the patient labors of the Chinese in developing 
desired characteristics in the goldfish is evident in the Lettered Telescope, 
a very rare fish, as but two specimens, both females, have come to the 
knowledge of the author, both owned in Philadelphia. No recent author- 
ity describes this fish, the following is a description of the two mentioned 
specimens. 
The form and eye development is similar to that of the Tiger Tele- 
scope, though the body is rather more rounded and not so triangular in 
section. Theeyes are distinctly tubular and directed forward at each side 
of the snout with a slightly upward trend, and the cornea is also directed 
forward and slightly upward. The head and snout are very short, the 

FIG. 27—Chinese Lettered Telescope Goldfish 
Carassius auratus, var. chinensis scriptus. ‘Vwo-thirds life size 
body thick and quite as broad as high, with the fins and double tail fairly well 
developed, and the pectorals and ventrals extend almost straight out at the 
sides of the fish. The anal fin is double, as is also the tail, which is dis- 
tinctly spread and divided to the base. The anal fins are used like the 
ventrals in swimming. 
The chief peculiarity of this fish consists of the colors and markings. 
The transparently scaled body is dark olive-green on the back, citron- 
yellow on the sides, and yellowish-white under the abdomen; covered with 
brown markings which have the appearance of Chinese characters written 
in sepia. 
