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The Tosakin (土佐金) or curly fantail goldfish is a distinctive breed of goldfish with a large tail fin that spreads out horizontally (like a fan) behind the fish. Though technically a divided tail, the two halves are attached at the center, forming a single fin.

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Instance of
breed
Subclass of
goldfish
Country of origin
Japan
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Tosakin
breed belongs to taxon
goldfish
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The Tosakin (土佐金) or curly fantail goldfish is a distinctive breed of goldfish with a large tail fin that spreads out horizontally (like a fan) behind the fish. Though technically a divided tail, the two halves are attached at the center, forming a single fin.

It was developed in Japan, and is rarely seen in other countries. It is believed to have originally been developed from the ryukins and Osaka ranchus.

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

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