GOLDFISH BREEDS 



THE JAPANESE NYMPH GOLDFISH 



Carassius auratus, var.japonictis nympha. Figs, 13 and 14. 



With all finely bred domesticated animals there are always some 

 individuals that have a tendency to partially revert to the ancestral type. 

 This frequently occurs with goldfishes, as many of the progeny of the 



FIG. 13— Scaled Japanese Nymph Goldfish 

 Carassius auratus^ var . japofiicus nympha Two-thirds life size a 



finest strains develop characteristics different from their parents and clearly 

 indicate the type from which the breed was derived. An instance of this 

 is the Nymph goldfish, the name of which would indicate some such 

 thought on the part of the breeders. It is now recognized as a distinct 



variety and may be bred by 

 crossing the Comet and the 

 Fringetail, but is more usually 

 accidentally produced from 

 Fringetail stock; being what 

 Is known, in the parlance 

 of the breeder as a "sport." 

 The finest specimens have all 

 the characteristics of the 

 Fringetail with a single 

 Comet-like tail. Fine speci- 

 mens of the Nymph are very 

 handsome, having long pen- 

 dant pectoral and ventral fins. 



FIG. 14 — Transparently-scaled Japanese Nymph Goldfish 

 Two-thirds life size 



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