The Pearlscale Goldfish is egg shaped and many Pearlscale Goldfish looks as if they had swallowed a golf ball.

It is the only Goldfish type with differently shaped scales. The scales on the Pearlscale

Goldfish have a hard raised area in the middle of the scale, and the name of the fish is derived from

this area since it is commonly white and looking like a pearl. The first known mentioning of a

Pearlscale Goldfish is from the early 20th century. Pearlscale Goldfish can be found in all kinds of colours,

such as red, blue, black, calico, chocolate and red/white combinations.