THE COMMON GOLDFISH 



Both the American and European common goldfishes have elongated 

 bodies slightly flattened on the sides, the latter being the slightly longer 



FIG. 6. — The Common American Goldfish 

 Carassius auraius. var, atnericanus 



and more slender fish. FigS. 6 and 7. The scaleless head is usually short 

 with broad forehead and wide interorbital space, blunt snout, full and well- 

 defined lips, erect nostrils, clear eyes and the operculae or gill covers of a 

 burnished metallic lustre. The body has an even covering of uniformly 



FIG. 7 — The European Goldfish 

 Carassius auraius, var. europensis; as known in the eastern United States markets. 



sized scales having a bright, enameled surface. There are two sets of 

 paired and three single fins including the tail. The color varies in differ- 

 ent fishes and may be white, silvery-grey, olivate, golden or orange-yellow. 



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