Ryukin fish:
Description:
The ryukin could be a hardy and engaging sort of cyprinid with a pointed head and includes a pronounced hump on the rear behind the pinnacle. it should be long-finned or short-finned with either a triple or quadruple tail. The fin is high whereas the fin is commonly double as long because the body. The fin may have 3 or four lobes.
Ryukins are available in deep-red, red-and-white, white, iron and calico coloration.
The ryukin could be a fine vivarium fish which will reach up to eight inches (21 centimeters) long.
History and origins:
The Ryukin is Chinese in origin. it\'s been therefore named as a result of it had been aforesaid to own arrived in Japan through the Ryukyu Islands that lies between Taiwan and Japan. there have been historical references that the existence of ryukins dates back to 1833, however it\'s aforesaid to own arrived in Japan within the decennary. Early Japanese literature refers to the ryukin because the onaga (longtail) or the urban center cyprinid. In English texts, they\'re conjointly noted because the Japanese ribbontail, the fringetail, the overhang or the veiltail.
