| Ago hi | ah go HE |
The hi markings on the cheeks of Asagi or Shusui
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| Ago Sumi | ah go SOO me | Sumi (black) on gills... | |
| Ai | eye |
Blue or indigo colour
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| Ai Showa | eye SHOW wah | A Showa koi with blue or indigo speckles... | |
| Aigoromo | eye go ROW mow | A Goromo (Koromo) koi with blue or indigo reticulation. Basically a Kohaku whose red scales have blu... | |
| Aizumi | eye ZOO me | 'Blue' sumi tinged with indigo (blue)... | |
| Aizumi | ah ZOO mee |
Blue sumi i.e. tinged with indigo (high quality)
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| Aka | AH kah | Entire red body. Usually as a base colour over the body of a Koi, red from orange... | |
| Aka Bekko | AH kah BEH koh | A red koi with black markings... | |
| Aka Hajiro | AH ka ha JEE row |
A red koi with white tips to the pectoral and caudal fins
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| Aka hana | AH kah HAH nah |
Red nose
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| Aka Matsuba | AH kah maht SOO bah |
A red koi with black 'pine-cone' pattern in the scales along the back
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| Aka Muji | AH kah MOO jee |
Light red koi
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| Aka Sanke | AH kah SAHN keh |
Hi (red) covers almost entire head and body
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| Akame | AH kah may |
An eye with a red iris. Most often seen in Kigoi
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| Akamuji | AH kah MOO jee |
Light red koi
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| Akebi | ah KEH bee |
Light blue
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| Albino | Al BY no |
A strain usually demonstated by red eyes
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| Ami | ah ME |
Net
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| Amime | ah ME meh |
Mesh or 'eyes' of scales in a net pattern
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| Aragoke | ah rah GO keh |
Large armour scales
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| Arashi Kumo | ah RAH shee KOO moh |
Translates into "Storm Clouds". This term describes a "storm cloud" like black pattern. It is a m... | |
| Asagi | ah SAH gee |
A grey-blue reticulated scaled koi with hi (red) along the lateral lines, cheeks and in the fins
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| Asagi Hi | ah SAH gee HEE |
Secondary, undesirable hi (red) appearing as freckles below the lateral line
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| Asagi Magoi | ah SAH gee MAH goy |
An early ancestor of the modern Asagi
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| Asagi Suminagashi | ah SAH gee SOO mee na GOSH hee |
A Koi whose klack scales are outined in white. More commonly known as Suminagashi. (Kawarimono)
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| Atama | ah TAH mah |
Head crown
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| Atama ga hageru | ah TAH mah gah HAH geh roo |
Clearness of head, clean, clear head
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| Ato | AH toh |
Late appearing (i.e. referring to sumi; ato sumi)
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| Ato sumi | AH toh soo mee |
Late developing black markings
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| Barbels | |
Koi possess two pairs of barbels, one on each side of their mouth used to locate food
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| Carotene | |
Nutrient responsible for the red colour in Koi. Nishikigoi absorb carotene as a nutrient in order... | |
| Caudal fin | KAH dal |
Tail fin
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| Cha | chah |
Brown
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| Chagoi | CHAH goy |
Non metallic light brown or tea coloured koi (Kawarimono)
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| Chigyo | CHEEG yoh |
Unsorted fry
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| Chobo Sumi | |
Dark spot found on the heads of young fish that is caused by the thin transparent skin at the loc... | |
| Chupa | CHOO pah |
Medium quality fish
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