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Oranda
Sign in to saveThe oranda is a breed of goldfish characterized by a prominent bubble-like "hood" on the head. The headgrowth or hood (also known as a "wen" or "crown") may be a prominent growth on the top of the head (cranial region) or may encase the entire face except the mouth.
Key facts
- Goldfish breed.name
- Oranda
- Goldfish breed.image
- Orange Oranda.jpg
- Goldfish breed.country
- China
- Goldfish breed.type
- Veiltailed
- Goldfish breed.bas
- https://www.goldfish-types.info/goldfish-types/oranda/oranda.htm
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The oranda is a breed of goldfish characterized by a prominent bubble-like "hood" on the head. The headgrowth or hood (also known as a "wen" or "crown") may be a prominent growth on the top of the head (cranial region) or may encase the entire face except the mouth.
The name comes from the Japanese Oranda-shishi-gashira, meaning "Dutch lionhead". The breed is in fact of Chinese origin, but it may have been introduced to Japan via the Dutch trading post at Dejima. Alternatively, "Dutch" may simply mean "exotic" or "foreign" in this context.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oranda” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.