The egg-fish goldfish is a fancy goldfish breed which lacks a dorsal fin and has a pronounced "egg"-shaped body. The egg-fish breed resembles the ranchu, but lacks the "hood" (or wen) typical of that goldfish; ranchu also tend to have shorter, squatter bodies.Andrews, Chris, Dr. An Interpet Guide to Fancy Goldfish, Interpet Publishing, 2002. –
Varieties The egg-fish goldfish is commonly kept in China and is the precursor to the celestial, lionhead, pompom and the bubble-eye goldfish varieties. In Japan, the egg-fish is called maruko., retrieved on: 3 June 2007
The phoenix is a Chinese goldfish variety with an egg-shaped body, a long tail, and lacking both a dorsal fin and headgrowth. It comes in all shades, colors and scale types.Johnson, Dr. Erik L., D.V.M. and Richard E. Hess. Fancy Goldfish: A Complete Guide to Care and Collecting, Shambhala Publications, Inc., 2001 –
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