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cent combination that is very ornament- 

 al indeed. 



The sub-varieties of this are the 

 Ramsnose and the Hognose. 



THE RAMSNOSE. 



That part of the body of this fish 

 from the mouth to the dorsal fin forms 

 a bow, like the forehead of a ram, this 

 feature giving the fish its name. The 



THE HOODED GOLDFISH. 



This species the Jajoanese introduced 

 from Corea. In general shape and 

 color it resembles the "Fantail.'"' At 

 maturity (the age of one or two years), 

 a swelling of the skin on top of the 

 head appears, which sometimes even 

 surrounds the eyes. The appearance of 

 the fish's head reminds one very much 



The Japanese Fantail Goldfish 



lower part of the body from the mouth 

 to the tail continues a straight line. 



THE HOGNOSE 



The peculiarity of this fish is just the 

 reverse, concaved, greatly resembling 

 the head of a fat hog. 



All of the goldfish described above do 

 not attain a very great size, seldom at- 

 taining a length of more than eight 

 inches. 



of the head of the " Carrier," a type of 

 fancy pigeons. We do not say that 

 this peculiarity is beautiful, but it cer- 

 tainly is very curious. In the Japanese 

 display at the World's Fair at Chicago 

 we noticed two si^ecimens of this tyjDC 

 of goldfish in alcohol. The Coreans 

 call them '• Ranchoo," and in Tokyo 

 they are known by the name of "Ma- 

 ruko." 



