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known to Americans and to be purchased of all 

 dealers carrying a varied stock. 



Commons: There are two varieties of the common 

 goldfish, the American and the European. Both have 

 elongated bodies, but the European is more slender, 

 ■with flatter sides and a very deep fork in the tail-fin. 

 The American variety has a decided arch in the front 

 dorsal line, while the European has a back but little 

 arched. The colour varies from deep orange yellow to 

 white and from black to light bronze. Commons of 

 particular colours, crossed with Japanese, have res- 

 suited in many peculiarly hued fishes. 



Comet: This is considered by many as one of the 

 most graceful of the goldfishes, although not a favour- 

 ite among fanciers, who regard rounded, egg-shaped 

 bodies as the perfection of beauty. It is of American 

 origin, having been produced by Hugh MuUertt, of 

 New York, in 1889. It has a long slender body and a 

 single tail, somewhat longer than the body, which 

 usually droops gracefully in fully matured specimens, 

 but in the younger it is held straight from the body. 

 The dorsal, ventral, pectoral and anal fins are all of 

 great length, the dorsal being nearly two-thirds the 

 length of the fish. 



Nymph: A nymph is similar to a comet, excepting 

 that its body is short and rounded more in conformity 

 with the general idea of beauty in goldfishes. The 

 color is a rich, dark, reddish gold. 



