United Pet Club

Koi color

White

White hair, feathers, skin, horn or shell. A white coat can still have dark eyes and dark skin; compare albino and leucistic.

8 Koi breeds list White. It is in a club standard for 6 breeds.

Breeds whose standards accept White

BreedJNPA
KoiKohakuStandard (“white body (white background)”)
KoiSankeStandard (“white body”)
KoiShowaStandard (“white imprints”)
KoiBekkoStandard (“Shiro-bekko: white body”)
KoiUtsuriStandard (“Shiroutsuri: white imprints”)
KoiAsagiStandard (“white or candy-colored head”)

Breeds where White is disqualified or not accepted

Breed
Koi
KoiButterfly

Color changes

How White can appear or change over an animal's life.

  • Blackchanges toWhite

    Skin and scales · With temperature · can change back

  • Whitechanges toBlack

    Skin and scales · With temperature · can change back

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