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Egg-fish goldfish
The
egg
fish
goldfish
is a
fancy goldfish
breed which lacks a
dorsal fin
and has a
pronounced
egg-shaped body.
Varieties
In Japan
, the Egg-fish is called the
Maruko
. It is commonly kept in
China
and is the precursor to the
Celestial
,
Lionhead
,
Pompom
and the
Bubble Eye goldfish
varieties
.
The
phoenix
is a
Chinese
variety with an egg-shaped body and a
long tail
, without a
dorsal
fin
and no headgrowth. It comes in all
shades of color
and
scale
types
. A rare variety with blue-colored
scales
is called
the Blue
Egg
Phoenix.