GOLDFISH BREEDS 



color. Patient, discriminating labor with thousands of generations has pro- 

 duced in the perfect Fringetail the handsomest of all goldfishes. The 

 long, lace-like fins and tail, the rich burnished metallic lustre, the marvelous 



FIG. 10 — Adult Japanese Fringetail Goldfish 

 Carassius auratus, var.japonicus pendulibicaudalis. Two-thirds life size. 



brilliancy of color, the finely modeled form and the perfection ot graceful 

 movement are truly typified in this justly prized fish. The full develop- 

 ment of the beauty of the species is only attained upon maturity; although 

 the fancier can discern in quite young fishes, those that give promise of 

 future perfect development. 



The fine mature Fringetail is a small-scaled, short-bodied and short- 

 headed, thick, almost egg-shaped fish with evenly rounded sides, having 



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