The Ryukin are fancy goldfish that characterized by hump in the shoulder region and has short deep body. In their history, Ryukin come from Ryukyu Islands which lies between Taiwan and Japan. Some referrence claimed that existence of ryukins dates back to 1833. Early Japanese literature refers to the ryukin as the onaga (longtail) or the nagasaki goldfish. But in English Ryukin also known as Japanese ribbontail, the fringetail, the fantail or the veiltail.
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