JAPAN KOI (CARP)

Doitsu-goi   Originated by cross breeding numerous different established varieties with "scale-less" German carp (generally, fis...

Koromo   A white fish with Kohaku style pattern with blue or black edged scales only over the hi pattern. This variety first arose in the...

Ochiba A light blue/gray koi with copper, bronze, or yellow (Kohaku style) pattern, reminiscent of autumn leaves on water. The Japanese n...

Kumonryū   Kumonryu is a black doitsu scaled fish with curling white markings. The patterns are thought to be reminiscent of Japanese ink p...

Ōgon ( 黄金 ? ) A metallic koi of one color only. ( hikarimono 光者). The most commonly encountered colors are gold, platinum, and orange. ...

Kawarimono ( 変わり者 ? ) A "catch-all" term for koi that cannot be put into one of the other categories. This is a competition cate...

Kinginrin ( 金銀鱗 ? ) A koi with metallic (glittering metal-flake appearing) scales. The name translates into English as "gold and sil...

Shūsui ( 秋水 ? ) The Japanese name means "Autumn Water." The Shusui was created in 1910 by Yoshigoro Akiyama, by crossing Japane...

Goshiki ( 五色 ? ) A dark koi with red (Kohaku style) hi pattern. Appears similar to an Asagi with little or no Hi below the lateral line an...

Bekko ( 鼈甲 ? ) A white-, red-, or yellow-skinned koi with black markings sumi ( 墨 ? ) . The Japanese name means "tortoise shell,...

Utsurimono ( 写り者 ? )   A black koi with a white, red, or yellow markings. The oldest attested form is the yellow form, called "Bla...

ASAGI Asagi ( 浅葱 ? ) A koi that is light blue above and usually red, but also occasionally pale yellow, or cream generally below the lat...

Koi with a red head patch are called "Tancho." Most common are "Tancho Kohaku (all-white Koi with Tancho)," "Ta...

Shōwa Sanshoku (or Showa Sanke) A black koi with red (hi ) and white (shiroji ) markings. The first Showa Sanke was exhibited in 1927, duri...

Pattern The red and black markings on the white body must be artistically ...

'Taisho Sanshoku', or ...

'Kohaku' is the term applied to a koi that has a ...

Koi Appreciation Thanks to the ingenuity and dedication of Japanese master koi breeders, the world is now blessed with a diver...