Lionhead (gold fish)
Description:
The tremendous hood or headgrowth and fat cheeks of lionheads offer them a facial look kind of like canine puppies.[2] The \"wen\" (Chinese term for headgrowth) totally covers the pinnacle, cheeks and gill plates of the fish.[1][3] moreover, lionheads have short however deep bodies, and comparatively straight[2] or equally arched backs while not dorsal fins. The finnage, in general, is short. Breeding standards need that the lionhead’s anal fins square measure paired, the double tail fin shouldn\'t droop, and its higher edges ought to be command off from the body.[4] The tail of a standard lionhead will be totally separated, partly separated, or webbed. The tail ought to additionally meet the caudal peduncle (the space wherever the body joins the tail) in a very fashion that\'s nearly , permitting the tail to open once the fish swims. the rear of the right lionhead is kind of broad to support the location of the raspberry-like hood.[3] Hood development could vary however is additional pronounced in males. The hood unremarkably takes a year to develop in young fry. Mature male lionheads sporadically shed patches of their headgrowths.[4]
Lionheads will age to six inches (15 cm) long (including finnage) and should have golden, nacreous or matte scales.[4] they\'re out there in orange, red, white, natural, and chocolate coloration.
