Koi Varieties |
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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