Telescope eye

The telescope eye or demekin is a fancy goldfish characterized by its protruding eyes. It is also known as globe eye or dragon eye goldfish.[1][2][3]DescriptionExcept for its enlarged projecting eyes, the demekin is similar to the ryukin. It has a deep body and long flowing fins. Demekins are available in red, red-and-white, calico, black-and-white, [...]

Pearlscale

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Celestial Eye

Celestial eye goldfish or choten gan[1] is a fancy goldfish that has similar finnage to ryukins and fantails. It has a characteristic pair of telescope eyes which are turned upwards.[2]DescriptionCelestials are a relatively small variety of goldfish that does not have dorsal fins. They come in all colors with either metallic or nacreous scales. They [...]

Ranchu

The ranchu is a hooded variety of fancy goldfish developed in Japan.[1] It is referred to as the “king of goldfish” by the Japanese.[2]Origins and evolutionThe modern-day ranchu is a Japanese development of the lionhead.[1] They are the direct outcome of crossbreeding experiments of different Chinese lionhead specimens.[2]Description and standardsThe ranchu is a highly [...]

Lionhead (goldfish)

The lionhead is a hooded variety of fancy goldfish. This fish is the precursor to the ranchu.[1] DescriptionThe tremendous hood or headgrowth and fat cheeks of lionheads give them a facial appearance similar to canine puppies.[2] The “wen” (Chinese term for headgrowth) fully covers the head, cheeks and gill plates of the fish.[1][3] Furthermore, [...]

Bubble Eye

The bubble eye is a small variety of fancy goldfish with upward pointing eyes that are accompanied by two large fluid-filled sacs.It is a dorsal-less fish, and good specimens will have a clean back and eye bubbles well matched for colour and size. The bubbles are fragile and the fish should be kept separately [...]

Comet (goldfish)

The comet or comet-tailed goldfish is the most common variety of fancy goldfish in the United States.[1]

OriginsThe comet-tailed goldfish is an American development.[1][2] The first one appeared in the ponds of the U.S. Government Fish Commission in Washington in the early 1880s. It has been developed from common goldfish stock by Hugo Mullert, [...]