| Aka |
Red |
| Ato |
Sumi which is later to develop |
| Bongiri |
Koi with no Hi towards the tail |
| Bozu |
Too little Hi on the head giving a bald effect |
| Danmoyo |
Stepped pattern red markings |
| Doitsu Koi |
Large scales on the dorsal, otherwise unscaled |
| Ginrin |
Sparkling scales |
| Gosanke |
Three main types of koi, ie, Kohaku Sanke & Showa |
| Goshiki |
Five colour fish |
| Hi |
Red markings |
| Hi Showa |
Showa with continuous red markings |
| Inazuma |
Lightning pattern red markings |
| Ippon |
One red marking |
| Kage Showa |
A blurred reticulated sumi pattern over the white areas |
| Kanoko Showa |
Dappled Hi markings |
| Kasane Sumi |
Sumi on red skin |
|
Kanoku
|
Dappled red markings |
|
Katamoyo
|
One sided red markings |
| Kindai Showa |
Modern Showa |
| Ki Utsuri |
Black fish with red markings |
| kiwa |
Clear sharp edges to markings |
| Kohaku |
White fish with red markings |
| Komoyo |
Small red markings |
| Koromo |
A reticulated sumi pattern on the individual scales |
| Koromo Showa |
Reticulated sumi markings on the red pattern |
| Kuchibeni |
Red pattern resembling lipstick |
| Maruten |
Having a seperate red spot marking on the head |
| Menkaburi |
Hi covering the whole head |
| Menuare |
The division of the head with Sumi |
| Motoguro |
Black at the base of the fins |
| Niddan |
2 step red markings |
| Ogon |
Metalic single colour koi |
| Ojime |
A small white area before the Tail |
| Omoyo |
Large red markings |
| Sandan |
3 step red markings |
| Shiro Bekko |
White fish with black markings |
| Shiro Utsuri |
Black fish with white markings |
| Showa |
Black fish with red and white markings |
| Sumi |
Black markings derived from the Japanese for Ink |
| Tancho |
Fish with only a single red marking on the head |
| Tsubo Sumi |
Sumi on white skin |
| Urishi |
Deep dense black having a lacquered appearance and sharply
defined edges |
| Yamatonishiki |
Metallic Sanke |
| Yondan |
4 step red markings |
