The Curled-gill or Reversed-gill

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is another uncommon variety of fancy

that has been developed by specialist

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. It owes its name from the out-turned appearance of its gill covers. This fish resembles a

Ryukin The is a short deep-bodied fancy goldfish with a characteristic hump in the shoulder region.Andrews, Chris, Dr. An Interpet Guide to Fancy Goldfish, Interpet Publishing, 2002. - Johnson, Erik L., Dr. D.V.M. and Richard E. Hess. Fancy Goldfish: A ...

. For the appearance of this goldfish, it has a fantail-shaped body with long finnage all round as well as a deeply forked tail; the color is typically metallic orange.Goldfish Curled Gills
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