page_title: Ranchu
section_title: Classification, deportment and conformation
hierarchical_section_title: Ranchu / Classification, deportment and conformation
caption_attribution_description: English: Ranchu Goldfish in a bag with water. Photo taken in small goldfish shop in Audenshaw, Greater Manchester, England UK.
context_page_description: The Ranchu is a hooded variety of fancy goldfish developed in Japan. It is referred to as the "king of goldfish" by the Japanese. This breed has also been historically referred to as the Maruko or Corean Goldfish. However, today, Maruko more commonly refers to the egg-fish goldfish.
context_section_description: Japanese, Thai, American and British ranchu breeders, as well as many prestigious goldfish-keeping societies, all adhere to two strict viewing classifications of the ranchu, namely: the top-view ranchu comportment and the side-view selection criteria. But Japanese aesthetic standards for ranchus are more exacting. Ranchus are often compared to sumo wrestlers, as the ranchu is a rounded fish with a headgrowth, also known as a "bramble-head". However, traditional Japanese culture, aesthetics and concepts regard these attributes of both ranchu and sumo wrestler as an imposing and solid figure composed of massive circles and squares, which are abstract representations of balance, proportion, dignity, graceful movement and power.
caption: Three Ranchu in a bag of water in a retail shop in Manchester, England.
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