GOLDFISH BREEDS 



THE CHINESE MOOR TELESCOPE GOLDFISH 



Carassius auratus, var. Chinensis maurus Fig. 24 



This magnificent variety, known as the Moor or Black Telescope, is 

 a very rare and deservedly highly prized fish. Its general conformation 

 is that of the Chinese Telescope, but the fins and tail are usually longer. 



FIG. 24 — Chinese Moor Telescope Goldfish 

 Carassius auratus ^ var. chinensis maurus Two-thirds life size 



The distinctive coloring is permanent in purely bred fishes and consists 

 of an even covering over the entire fish, including the eyes, fins and tail, 

 of a wonderfully rich bluish-black hue, so delicate and even in tone as to 

 appear as though the entire fish were covered with the richest blue-black 

 velvet, the magnificent sheen of which is such that one could expect to 

 feel the very texture of the fabric. With many of the American bred 

 Moors, however, the black color is not permanent. 



The Moor is always a scaled fish, though these, due to the intensely 

 dark color, are usually invisible. Sometimes in fishes bred from Japanese 

 stock, the colors are black on the back and sides, with a delicate bluish or 

 reddish-bronze tone on the abdomen, these scales have the appearance of 

 being outlined with golden-bronze. The fishes so marked never retain 

 their black color, but at some time in their existence, assume the darker 

 colors of the goldfish. It is accepted among breeders that young lyibors 



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