CYPRINIFORMESCYPRINIFORMES| Japan 1966 | Japan 1966 | West Germany 1964 | Hungary 1997 |
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| Common Carp Cyprinus carpio (Cyprinidae) |
Goldfish Carassius auratus (Cyprinidae) |
Doctor Fish Tinca tinca (Cyprinidae) |
Spirlin Alburnoides bipunctatus (Cyprinidae) |
| Mozambique 1984 | Zimbabwe 1994 | Mozambique 1984 |
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| Purple Labeo Labeo congoro (Cyprinidae) |
Rednose Labeo Labeo altivelis (Cyprinidae) |
Straightfin Barb Barbus paludinosus (Cyprinidae) |
| Thailand 1968 | Thailand 1968 | Thailand 1968 |
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| Red-tailed Black Shark Epalzeorhynchos bicolor (Cyprinidae) |
Great Indian Masheer Tortambroides duronesis (Cyprinidae) |
Giant Barb Catlocarpio siamensis (Cyprinidae) |
| Hungary 1962 | Republic of Korea 1985 | Democratic Cambodia 1983 |
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| Tiger Barb Puntius tetrazona (Cyprinidae) |
Korean Bitterling Rhodeus uyekii (Cyprinidae) |
Tinfoil Barb Puntius schwanenfeldii (Cyprinidae) |
| Mozambique 1984 | Democratic Cambodia 1983 | Japan 1976 |
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| Barred Minnow Barilius zambezensis (Cyprinidae) |
Smallscale Mudcarp Cirrhinus microlepis (Cyprinidae) |
Japanese Bitterling Acheilognathus moriokae (Cyprinidae) |
| Republic of Korea 1990 | Republic of Korea 1991 | Republic of Korea 1986 | Republic of Korea 1987 |
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| Rosy Bitterling Rhodeus ocellatus (Cyprinidae) |
Long-nosed Gudgeon Microphysogobio longidorsalis (Cyprinidae) |
Spotted Barbel Hemibarbus mylodon (Cyprinidae) |
Biwa Oily Gudgeon Sarcocheilichthys variegatus (Cyprinidae) |
| Vietnam 2001 | Republic of Korea 1987 | Republic of Korea 1991 | Vietnam 2001 |
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| Carp Cosmochilus harmandi (Cyprinidae) |
Swiri Coreoleuciscus splendidus (Cyprinidae) |
Grace Gudgeon Squalidus gracilis majimae (Cyprinidae) |
Jullien's Golden Carp Probarbus jullieni (Cyprinidae) |
| Republic of Korea 1989 | Hungary 1997 | Taiwan 2012 | Taiwan 2012 |
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| Elegant Spined Loach Cobitis multifasciata (Cobitidae) |
Spined Loach Cobitis taenia (Cobitidae) |
Hillstream Loach Formosania lacustre (Balitoridae) |
Pulin River Loach Sinogastromyzon puliensis (Balitoridae) |
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| Nishikigoi Cyprinus carpio (Cyprinidae) (CYPRINIFORMES) |
Tokyo Bitterling Tanakia tanago (Cyprinidae) (CYPRINIFORMES) |
Freshwater Minnow Zacco platypus (Cyprinidae) (CYPRINIFORMES) |
Comet Carassius auratus (Cyprinidae) (CYPRINIFORMES) |
Ranchu Carassius auratus (Cyprinidae) (CYPRINIFORMES) |
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| Ryukin Carassius auratus (Cyprinidae) (CYPRINIFORMES) |
Telescope Eye Carassius auratus (Cyprinidae) (CYPRINIFORMES) |
Celestial Eye Carassius auratus (Cyprinidae) (CYPRINIFORMES) |
Bubble Eye Carassius auratus (Cyprinidae) (CYPRINIFORMES) |
Kissing Loach Leptobotia curta (Cobitidae) (CYPRINIFORMES) |
Red carp of the color of the body appears in Carp. The most of kinds of Goldfish were based on this Red carp, and then it screened the change thing which it appeared artificially and chose it, and it was created by mutation and a crossing. There are a lot of kinds in Goldfish, and a new kind is made now. A characteristic is seen in shortening / the tail fin of the figure and the change of prominence / the color of the body of disappearance / the eyeball of buttocks fin transformation / the dorsal fin when it looks over them.
The place of origin of Goldfish is China. It was already discovered in the southern part in China about 700 years ago, and the breeding was done in the Soong times of about before 1000. It became popular still more in the light times 400 years ago, and the sorting selection was performed, too. There is a kind of more than 20 in current Japan.
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