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, edge of the pattern resembles
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.
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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
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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