Koi Enclyclopedia
Koi Varieties
Kohaku Koi- a white Koi with red markings.
Kuchibeni
Maruten
Menkaburi
Straight HI
Inazuma
Nidan
Sandan
Yondan
Tancho
Taisho-sanke Koi - (Taisho Sanshoku) a white Koi with red and black patterns.
Kuchibeni
Maruten
Aka Sanke
Subo sumi
Nidan
Menkaburi
Tancho
Showa-sanke Koi - (Showa sanshoku) a black Koi with red and white pattern.
Maruten
Hi Showa
Kindai Showa
Tancho Showa
Tancho Koi-
Tancho (Kohaku)
Tancho (Taisho Sanke)
Tancho (Showa Sanke)
Bekko Koi
Shiro Bekko - A white Koi with black pattern
Aka Bekko - A red Koi with black pattern
Ki Bekko - A yellow Koi with black pattern
Utsurimono Koi
Shiro Utsuri - A black Koi with white pattern
Hi Utsuri - A black Koi with red pattern
Ki Utsuri - A black Koi with yellow pattern
Koromo Koi
Aigoromo (a white Koi with red pattern and the edge of each red scale
tinged with black)
Sumigoromo (a white Koi with a black-ish pattern, the edge of each
black-ish scale tinged with red)
Budogoromo (a white Koi with Sumigoromo appearance, the edge of
the pattern resembles a bunch of grapes in effect)
Kin / Gin Rin Koi - Gin-rin translates as pearl silver reflective scales.
Gin Rin Kohaku
Gin Rin Sanke
Gin Rin Showa
Kin-rin translates as pearl gold reflective scales and are rarer.
Hikari Utsuri Koi- Hikari Utsuri covers all metallic Showa varieties.
Kin Showa
Kin Hi Utsuri
Kin Ki Utsuri
Ginshiro
Asagi-shusui Koi
Asagi are blue-grey in color, some have a red belly which can sometimes come up to the lateral lines and cheeks of the Koi. The scales upon the back are edged in a darker grey giving a highlight to each individual scale.
Shusui is a doitsu (scaleless) version of Asagi, usually with large mirror scales along the lateral lines and/or to the right and left of the dorsal line.
Kawarimono Koi -
This is a collective name for non-metallic Koi, which with the exception of Goshiki do not fall into any of the other varieties. They are true varieties, but compete against each other in a show under Kawarimono classification.
Benigoi or Aka Muji
Kigoi
Shiro Muji
Magoi
Chagoi
Soragoi
Ochibashigure
Hajiro
Hageshiro
Kumonryu
Karasu
Midorigoi
Aka Matsuba
Hikarimuji Koi - Hikarimuji or Hikarimono covers all metallic single color varieties.
Yamabuki Ogon
Purachina Ogon
Hi Ogon
Orenji Ogon
Kin Matsuba
Gin Matsuba
Orenji Matsuba
Aka Matsuba Ogon
Hikarimoyo Koi -
Hikarimoyo covers all other metallic varieties of more than one color other than Hikari Utsuri.
Yamatonishiki
Hariwake
Sakura Ogon
Kikusui
Kujaku
Doitsu Koi
Doitsu Kohaku
Doitsu Sanke
Doitsu Showa
Butterfly Koi
The Butterfly Fin Koi is reported to be more hardy than the standard fin. This is based on genetics with what is called hybrid vigor (heterosis). The Butterfly and Standard fin will inter-breed easily. The Butterfly have beautiful pectoral, ventral, dorsal, and caudal fins that are long, flowing and almost featherlike in appearance.
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They are truly the most beautiful Koi because of their fins. They come in exactly the same colors, scale patterns, and metallics as standard fin Koi, and have the same names. They are truly what the Chinese describe as "swimming flowers", and the Japanese as "living jewels".
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Koi claimed to have reached 2 meters (6 feet) in length, and the oldest to have reached the age of 230 years, passed down from generation to generation. Most modern Koi are considered special if they reach 1 meter in length, and average age from 40 to 60 years.
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