This fish, whose parentage is so apparent, combines the hardiness of the wakin, the long, grace- 

 ful fins of the ryukin, and the rich coloring of both. Its size equals or exceeds that of the ryukin, 

 but does not reach that of the largest wakin. 



The Shukin 



AUTUMN GOLDFISH. LONGTAIL RANCHU 



The name shukin was given by Professor Matsubara to a variety produced at Tokyo in 1897, 

 and apparently independently at Osaka about the same time, by the crossing of the ranchu and the 

 oranda shishigashira. The name means literally "autumn brocade," and was applied in allusion to 



