KOI
Enclyclopedia
Koi
Varieties
Kohaku Koi-
a white Koi with red markings.
Kuchibeni
Maruten
Menkaburi
Straight
HI
Inazuma
Nidan
Sandan
Yondan
Tancho
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Taisho-sanke
Koi - (Taisho Sanshoku) a white Koi with red and black patterns.
Kuchibeni
Maruten
Aka
Sanke
Subo
sumi
Nidan
Menkaburi
Tancho
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Showa-sanke
Koi - (Showa sanshoku) a black Koi with red and white pattern.
Maruten
Hi
Showa
Kindai
Showa
Tancho
Showa
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Tancho
Koi-
Tancho
(Kohaku)
Tancho (Taisho
Sanke)
Tancho (Showa
Sanke)
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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
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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
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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)
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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.
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Hikari
Utsuri Koi- Hikari Utsuri covers all metallic Showa varieties.
Kin
Showa
Kin Hi
Utsuri
Kin Ki
Utsuri
Ginshiro
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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.
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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
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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
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Hikarimoyo
Koi -
Hikarimoyo covers all other metallic varieties of more than one color other
than Hikari Utsuri.
Yamatonishiki
Hariwake
Sakura
Ogon
Kikusui
Kujaku
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Doitsu
Koi
Doitsu
Kohaku
Doitsu
Sanke
Doitsu
Showa
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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.
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".
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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