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| Country of origin | Japan |
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| Type | Fantailed |
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The Ranchū (蘭鋳, 蘭虫, 卵虫, "Dutch worm") (also Maruko)[1] is a hooded, dorsal fin lacking variety of goldfish native to Japan.[2] It is referred to as the "king of goldfish" by the Japanese.[3] Maruko more commonly refers to the egg-fish goldfish.[4]
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- ^ Andrews, Dr. Chris. "An Interpet Guide to Fancy Goldfish", Interpet Publishing, 2002. - ISBN 1-902389-64-6
- ^ Christensen, Larry; Ponzio, Peter; Taylor, Scott; Reynolds, Tony; Parker, John. "GFSA - Ask the Judges" (PDF). golfishpages.com. Goldfish Society of America. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 14, 2018.
- ^ "EGGFISH". Bristol Aquarists' Society. Retrieved 13 October 2018.