Hikari Utsuri Koi Varieties

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Hikari Utsuri Koi Varieties

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Hikari Utsuri: Includes all metallic Showa (and Utsuri in some classification schemes) varieties. "Hikari" means metallic.

"Gin" at the front of the name indicates a silver metallic lustre (rather than white)

"Kin" at the front of the name indicates a golden metallic lustre (rather than red)

In actual practice most folks use the "Kin" prefix for all shiny/metallic Hikari Utsuri varieties.

Origin of Breed:

A crossbreeding of Ogon and Utsuri varieties.

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