Koi Varieties |
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Term |
Pronunciation |
Definition |
| Kohaku | koh·hah·koo | White koi with red pattern |
| Sanke | sahng·keh | White koi with red and black pattern |
| Showa | shoh·wah | Black koi with red and white pattern |
| Bekko | beh·k·koh | White, red, or yellow koi with black markings running along the back as stepping stones |
| Shiro Bekko | she·roh·beh·k·koh | White koi with black markings, essentially a Sanke without red (nowadays Shiro Bekko mainly come from Sanke breeding, Sanke that lose all their hi) |
| Aka Bekko | Ah·kah·bek·k·koh | Red koi with black markings |
| Asagi | ah·sah·gee | Pale blue [asagi] reticulated pattern on back with orange/red [hi] underside, base of fins, and on gill plate |
| Shusui | shoo·swee | Autumn water [shusui]; German (unscaled) [doitsu] pale blue [asagi]; large dark blue scale along dorsal with pale blue back and orange/red [hi] belly and base of pectoral fins |
| Koromo | koh·roh·moh | Robed [koromo]; pale blue [ai] robed [goromo]—Ai-goromo, black [sumi] robed [goromo], grape [budo] robed [goromo] over white [shiro] body |
| Goshiki | gohsh·kee | Five [go] colors [shiki] (white, red, black, dark blue, pale blue); white [shiro] to almost black [sumi] base of asagi netting with red [hi] kohaku-type pattern |
| Tancho | tahn·tshaw | Red-crested crane [tancho]; refers to any koi where the only orange/red [hi] marking is on the head |
| Kujaku | Koo·jah·koo | Peacock [kujaku]; a metallic red and white koi with a matsuba-like pinecone net pattern over the whole body |
| Utsuri | oo·tsoo·ree | Reflection [utsuri]; black [sumi] body with white [shiro] pattern—Shiro Utsuri, black [sumi] body with red [hi] pattern—Hi Utsuri, black [sumi] body with yellow [ki] pattern—Ki Utsuri |
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