Shukin

{{Italic title}} {{Short description|Breed of goldfish}} {{Infobox goldfish breed | name = ''Shukin'' | image = Shukin.jpg | country = Japan | type = Veiltailed }}

The '''''Shukin''''' {{Nihongo|2=秋錦}} is ''Ranchu''-like goldfish developed from ''Ranchū'' and ''Oranda'' breeds at the end of the 19th century in Japan.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Smartt |first=Joseph |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xWUf2IxQqpQC |title=Goldfish Varieties and Genetics: Handbook for Breeders |date=2008-04-15 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-0-470-99978-3 |pages=46 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Smith |first=Hugh McCormick |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dwFCAAAAIAAJ |title=Japanese Goldfish, Their Varieties and Cultivation: A Practical Guide to the Japanese Methods of Goldfish Culture for Amateurs and Professionals |date=1909 |publisher=W. F. Roberts Company |pages=36–37 |language=en}}</ref>

==Description== The ''Shukin'' has a body shaped like long type of Ranchu. But it also has a long tail fin like the Oranda.

''Shukin'' come in red, red and white, white, blue, and silver.

==History== The ''Shukin'' had been developed by Akiyama Kichigoro in 1897 in Japan.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Matsubara |first=Shinnosuke |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=He4_AAAAYAAJ |title=Goldfish and Their Culture in Japan: Carassius Auratus |date=1910 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |pages=385 |language=en}}</ref> It was wiped out once due to events in World War II, but has since been revived.

The ''Shukin'' is rare type of goldfish even in Japan, although the breed is becoming popular in the US with advanced hobbyists.

==See also== *''Ranchū'' *''Oranda''

== References == {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.samurai-goldfish.net/kingyocatalog/shukin.html Varieties of Goldfish - About Shukin] *[https://fishinaquarium.com/ How To Take Care Of Goldfish]

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