In a number of places in Japan a rather strongly marked sub-variety of this form has been 

 developed, the peculiarities being a short tail and a brassy color ; it is called the shishi, or lion, 

 and is perhaps entitled to be considered a distinct variety. 







The Demekin 



POPEYE GOLDFISH. TELESCOPE-FISH 



The name demekin is given by the Japanese to a goldfish well known in Europe and America 

 as' the telescope-fish. The Japanese term, which signifies popeye goldfish, is much to be preferred ; 

 deme means "protruding eyes." "Telescope" is a singularly inappropriate name, because the eyes 

 are not telescopic, i. e., long-sighted, but are extremely myopic, or short-sighted. The Chinese call 

 this variety the dragon-eyes. 



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