What is the difference between grass goldfish and goldfish? A quick guide to telling the two apart

Goldfish are one of the world's three most famous ornamental fish, originating in China with a history of more than 1700 years. Do you know what the difference between grass goldfish and goldfish is?

1. Different appearance

Grass goldfish: the body is spindle-shaped, the caudal fin is not forked, and the dorsal, pelvic, pectoral and anal fins are all normal. It has a strong constitution, strong adaptability, a wide range of foods, and is easy to keep. Besides red, the body color also includes red-and-white piebald and calico. The caudal fin of grass goldfish comes in long-tailed and short-tailed forms; the short-tailed ones are generally called grass goldfish, while the long-tailed ones are called long-tailed grass goldfish or swallowtail.

Goldfish: the body of a goldfish consists of 3 parts, the head, the trunk (torso) and the tail, and the dividing lines between the parts are not very obvious. Usually a vertical line drawn from the tip of the snout to the rear edge of the gill cover, at the point where the pectoral fins begin, marks the head; from the rear edge of the gill cover to the anus or the point where the anal fin begins is called the trunk; and from the anus or the point where the anal fin begins to the rear edge of the scales at the posterior end of the lateral line is called the tail.

2. Different distribution areas

Grass goldfish: mainly distributed in Hangzhou and Jiaxing in China.

Goldfish: worldwide, goldfish farming is mainly concentrated in Asia, with the largest farming scale and the widest reach in Thailand and Japan, and they are also found in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. In China, goldfish are mainly found in four major producing areas: Fuzhou, the Beijing-Tianjin region, the Suzhou-Hangzhou region, and Guangzhou.

3. Different variety classifications

Grass goldfish: grass goldfish varieties are generally divided into red-and-white grass goldfish, red-and-white long-tailed grass goldfish, red grass goldfish, red long-tailed grass goldfish, black-and-red long-tailed grass goldfish, swallowtail goldfish, red-and-white golden crucian carp, calico long-tailed grass goldfish, and red-and-white pearlscale goldfish.

Goldfish: the classification of goldfish is more diverse, including double-tailed goldfish, dragon-eye fish, egg fish and lionhead, wen fish, and so on.

Goldfish have graceful bodies and a great many varieties; their body colors include red, yellow, blue, purple, black, white, two-color, three-color and calico, and their body shapes include lionhead, high-head, bubble eye, dragon eye, pom-pom, pearlscale, butterfly tail and tiger head.