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"Measure with a suitable tared weighing container under handling conditions that protect fish welfare." }, { "quantity": "Maximum body depth", "unit": "cm", "typical_range": "", "note": "Measure the greatest vertical depth of the body excluding fins, preferably from a calibrated side image." } ], "families_and_kinds": [ "common and comet goldfish", "fancy goldfish such as fantail, oranda and ranchu", "Japanese regional varieties such as Tosakin and Shonai goldfish", "eye variants such as Celestial Eye and telescope", "egg-fish and tailless varieties" ], "related_models": [ { "relation": "is a kind of", "target": "pet fish", "why": "category" }, { "relation": "is a kind of", "target": "domesticated animal", "why": "category" }, { "relation": "is related to", "target": "goose", "why": "another domesticated animal" }, { "relation": "is related to", "target": "solution", "why": "water chemistry" } ], "identifiers": [], "standards_and_regulation": [ "Animal welfare rules for pet fish", 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