Gold Fish Care

Goldfish Varieties

A ll the Goldfish types have the same Gene and Species name since they differ mainly by their tails and fins. They also differ by their body shape and color. The types are as follows:

1. Single Tail Goldfish
2. Double Tail Goldfish
3. Long Tail with Dorsal Fin
4. Short Tail with Dorsal Fin
5. Short Tail without Dorsal Fin
6. Other Tail types

1. Single Tail Goldfish:

This Fish type is long-bodied with elongated tail

2. Double Tail Goldfish:

This Fish type has a tail with two layers that grow separately. This fish type is rare in United States.

3. Long Tail Goldfish:

This is also called as Veil Tail. It has a deep body with a high dorsal fin and a forked double tail which is largely bred out.

4. Short Tail Goldfish with Dorsal Fin:

This is also called as Fantail. This fish has an egg-shaped body with a short dorsal fin and a forked double tail which is held out like a fan.

5. Short Tail Goldfish without Dorsal Fin:

This fish type has an egg- shaped body without dorsal fin.

Other Tail Types:

These types have a double tail. The tail is neitherSinglshort nor long. Ryukin Goldfish comes under this type. We have classified Goldfish by the above mentioned difference. In China, Goldfish classification is based on the following differences also.

The wild type having different color and tail doesn't show any difference from the Mutation type.

The scientific classifications of Goldfish are:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Actinopterygii

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Cyprinidae

Genus: Carassius

Species: Carassius auratus

Each of these major varieties is in alphabetical order in the following chapters.