Japanese Silver Crucian Carp, secret version (Freshwater Fishes Book 2, second release by Yujin)

This figure is a second figure of the Japanese silver crucian carp (or Langsdorf’s Goldfish, or Ginbuna in Japan), Carassius langsdorfii. As before, it is stamped number 16 but being a secret figure from the Book 2 second release series, it is number 17 in that list.

The figure, and the information regarding it, would be the same as for the wild-pattern figure previously discussed but of course it is painted very differently. This figure is the special version of the Carassius langsdorfii (or Carassius auratus langsdorfii). Unlike the ‘regular’ figure, this one is the domestic version, in a bright orange, as would be expected in a fish tank.

It is otherwise the same model as the brown version. It has a brighter, golden eye, and the fin is more transparent. The base is the green rocks one–the fish might be more comfortable on a muddy substrate, but being domestic it’s probably more likely to be on coloured gravel anyway. Here are some comparisons:

Starting on the 14th of January, 2024, I migrated my first Yujin Freshwater Fish Pictorial walkaround post from the Animal Toy Forum to this blog, with the intention of moving all species’/figures’ walkarounds here. The initial post contained a lengthy explanation of the series (both the original and updated) that I don’t think should be repeated each time! For those details, the post can be seen at the first post. Then we can just get to the fish. Most of the details and writing will come from the original post, although I may supplement/add where appropriate.