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Shubunkin
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are a hardy, single-tailed goldfish with nacreous scales and a pattern known as calico. They are of Japanese origin.

Key facts

Goldfish breed.name
Shubunkin
Goldfish breed.country
Japan
Goldfish breed.type
Single tailed
Goldfish breed.bas
https://www.goldfish-types.info/goldfish-types/goldfish.htm
Goldfish breed.image
AmericanShubunkinBestPhotoRodsan18AA.jpg
Goldfish breed.caption
American Shubunkin
Goldfish breed.alt_name
Harlequin goldfish

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are a hardy, single-tailed goldfish with nacreous scales and a pattern known as calico. They are of Japanese origin.

The Shubunkin was created by Akiyama Yoshigoro (:ja:秋山吉五郎) by crossing Calico telescope eye with a Comet goldfish and a Common goldfish.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shubunkin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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