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THE AQUARIUM, JANUARY, 1804. 



The T^qukriutvy. 



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CHINESE GOLDFISHES. 



( Cnrassius orientaUs) 

 Chinesische Goldfische. 



Poisso7i cV Orient. 



The Chinese species of goldfish differ 

 more from each other in color than in 

 the shape of the body and fins, the con- 

 trary being the dominant characteristic 

 of the Japanese species, described above. 



So startling are these colors that one 

 is almost immediately reminded of the 

 story in the " Arabian Nights' Enter- 

 tainments " of the enchanted lake, the 

 fish in which were of four colors, yel- 

 low, blue, red and white, and were peo- 

 ple of four races, who had in some way 

 incurred the displeasure of a genius, 

 who, in revenge, had thus transformed 

 them. 



The Chinese reckon seven distinct 

 species, each with its sub-varieties, the 

 most of them very beautiful indeed. 

 Of the species King-Yu, the variety 

 called 



THE MOTTLED BEAUTY 



is very remarkable. Beneath, the fish 

 is simj^ly silvered, but on the back and 

 sides it is mottled with rich hues of 

 blue, yellow, black and rose, the latter 

 color deepening into pure crimson at 

 the gills. Along the ridge of the back, 

 especially near the tail, the black be- 

 comes very intense, and has the rich ap- 

 pearance of a piece of Lyons velvet. 



Another of the same species is 

 THE SUPERB. 



This magnificent fish, when fully de- 

 veloped, is nearly fifteen inches long. 

 The under part is silvered like the pre- 

 ceding, but the back, which is remark- 

 ably broad, is splendidly varied with 

 scarlet and black, the scales being deli- 

 cately edged with a metallic gold color. 



THE SMALL BLUE. 



This, like the others, is also silvery 

 on the abdomen, but which, however, 

 is delicately flushed with pale rose. The 

 whole of the sides and back are of a rich 

 azure, which shines with a metallic 

 luster. 



THE MOOR, OR DARKEY, 



is another distinct variety, and is a large 

 fish. The back and sides are very nearly 

 black, which becomes violet under- 

 neath. All of the scales are edged with 

 a red-toned bronze. 



THE PIE-BALD. 



Species Ouen-Yii. 



This is a very beautiful variety, the 

 ground color of which is a delicate flesh 

 tint, and upon which there are large 

 patches of rich brown, very much like 

 the markings of a pie-bald horse. 



THE RUBY^ 



Species Nin-euhk-Yu. 



This is a fish of exquisite beauty, be- 

 j ing of a delicate semi-opaque, violet 

 crimson, gradually shading off to pale 

 rose underneath. 



A peculiarly fine variety of this sjjecies 



is 



THE RED FIN, 



the body of which is a delicate azure, 

 while the head, tail and fins are an in- 

 tense scarlet. 



