Globe Eye Goldfish

• Depth of body to be approximately 65% of body length.

• Caudal fin to be divided, well spread and held below the horizontal with the trailing edge forked 25% to 35% and pointed lobes. The minimum length of caudal fin should ideally be 75% of body length.

• Dorsal fin to be single, all other fins to be paired and their extremities having a pointed appearance.

• Eyes to project outwards and well forward from surface of head.

• Minimum length of body to be 5.5 cm (2¼ inches).

The fish should be bright and alert. The body should be short and rounded with a smooth outline. The dorsal fin should be carried high and erect, with the caudal fin forked and well divided. The eyes should be prominent with good development and well matched. Note: these eyes are not the same as on the broadtail moor and the butterfly; they should be truncated cones not spherical.

Metallic fish should be self-coloured black only, without a trace of brown or silver, and with the pigmentation extending throughout the finnage giving a velvety appearance. Quality fish will have high colour intensity extending into the fins giving a velvety appearance.

Calico fish should have a blue background with patches of violet, red, orange, yellow, brown and white, spotted with black. Quality fish should have a high intensity of colour evenly distributed over the body, with colour, especially black, extending into the fins.