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Can anyone help in clarifying the variety of the following Tosai? It was sold to me by the dealer as Ginrin Hajiro bred by Kaneko. However, as I understand it, according to the Manual to Nishikigoi by Takeo Kuroki, "Hajiro" means a "black koi" with white pectoral fins only. A ZNA endorsed Koi poster also categorises it as Ginrin "Hageshiro". The Manual to Nishikigoi also defines a "black koi" with white head and fins (both pectoral and dorsal) as "Yotsushiro"...

To add to the confusion, a US website labelled similar looking Koi as Ginrin Hijaro (note that "i" and "a" switched places; spelling mistake?)... though the majority of websites has it under Ginrin Hajiro. Has the term Hajiro come to now include Hageshiro, Yotsushiro etc rendering the other terms obselete?

The Tosai is solid black in the pectoral area which breaks up into kanoko-like patterns as it spreads up above the lateral line....