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Title: Goldfish breeds and other aquarium fishes, their care and propagation : a guide to freshwater and marine aquaria, their fauna, flora and management. With 280 explanatory illustrations, printed with the text
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Wolf, Herman Theodore, 1855-
Subjects: Aquariums Goldfish
Publisher: Philadelphia : Innes & sons
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

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ese Tiger Telescope Goldfish—Carassius auratus, var. chinensis tigrinus.The Chinese Lettered Telescope Goldfish—Carassius auratus, var. chinensis scriptus.The Chinese Eggfish—Carassius auratus, var. chinensis oviform is.The Chinese Blue Telescope Goldfish—Carassius auratus, var. chinensis cyanheus.The Chinese Celestial Telescope Goldfish—Carassius aujatus, var. chinensis uranoscopus.The Chinese Tumbler Telescope Goldfish—Carassius au.atus, var. chinensis saltator. The adoption of these polynomials to designate the numerous arti-ficial variations of the Goldfish,Carassius auratus^ is done without inten-tion of conflicting with the codes of nomenclature of zoologists. THE JAPANESE COMET GOLDFISH This variety was bred from the ordinary goldfish by crossing with theJapanese Fringetail or with fishes derived of this stock, and authoritiesclaim first known in the United States about the year 1872. The effortsof the breeders were directed to the production of a pronouncedly elon-
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FIG. 8.—Japanese Comet GoldfishCarassius aura/us var.japonicus simplex Two-thirds life size. gated body and tail, a long and narrow head with pointed snout, erectnostrils, thin lips and flat eyes; small uniform scales, long and erect dorsal 44 GOLDFISH BRKKDS and long pendant pectoral, ventral and anal fins. Of these the pectoralsand ventrals are paired and the dorsal, anal and caudal fins single; thedesired characteristic being a very slender, flat-sided and long-drawn fish,as the well-applied name would indicate. The colors are those of theordinary goldfish. The Comet is a most elegant, graceful and dainty fish, very hardyand easily bred; the personification of grace and rapidity of movement.Since its introduction, American breeds have produced a considerable

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