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Japanese Koi Fish Sizes and Basic Varieties



Japanese Koi Fish have many varieties here are the 17 varieties accepted by the 20th All Japan Nishiki-Goi Show held in Tokyo in 1988. British and American dealers usually classify 13 varieties. At most show there are arguments about the categorization of some Koi.

Japanese Koi Fish 8 Size System
  1. Up to 18cm (7”).
  2. Up to 20 cm (8”).
  3. Up to 25 cm (10”).
  4. Up to 30 cm (12”).
  5. Up to 35 cm (14”).
  6. Up to 40 cm (16”).
  7. Up to 45 cm (18”).
  8. Up to 50 cm (20”).
  9. Up to 55 cm (22”).
  10. Up to 60 cm (24”).
  11. Up to 65 cm (26”).
  12. Up to 70 cm (28”).
  13. Up to 75 cm (30”).


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15 Size System

  1. Up to 15cm (6”).
  2. Up to 80 cm (32”)
  3. Over 80 cm (32”)
  4. Up to 25 cm (9 ¾”)
  5. Up to 35 cm (13 ¾”)
  6. Up to 45 cm (17 ¾”)
  7. Up to 55 cm (27 ½)
  8. Up to 65 cm (25 ½”)
  9. Up to 75 cm (29 ½”)
  10. Over 75 cm (29 ½”)

Commercial Varieties
  1. Kohaku
  2. Taisho Sanke
  3. Showa Sanshoku,
    sometimes referred
    to as Showa Sanke
  4. Utsuri Mono
  5. Bekko
  6. Asagi-Shusui
  7. Koromo
  8. Kawarimono
  9. Ogon
  10. Hikarimoyo-Mono
  11. Hikari Utsuri
  12. Kinginrin
  13. Tancho

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    Competition Categories
  1. Kohaku
  2. Taisho Sanki
  3. Showa Sanshoku
  4. Utsuri Mono
  5. Hikari Muji
  6. Hikari Moyo
  7. Asagi
  8. Shusui
  9. Goshiki
  10. Kawarimono
  11. A-Ginrin (including
    Kohaku, Taisho
    Sanke, Showa
    Sanshoku)
  12. B-Ginrin (excluding
    Kohaku, Taisho
    Sanke, Showa
    Sanshoku)
  13. Bekko
  14. Hikari Utsuri
  15. Tancho
  16. Koromo
  17. Doitsu-Goi
    (excluding Shusui,
    Hikari)

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