Pearlscale

The body is compact and rounded, with a small, narrow head and no wen (crown).

There is a variety that has a hood that is similar to that of the Oranda—only as more rounded and not as cauliflower shaped—known as the Crown (Hamanishiki or “High-headed”) Pearlscale.

They maintain the rounded body shape throughout life with younger Pearlscales resembling golf balls, while the older look more like oranges (but with more colors!).