Shubunkin Shubunkin The Shubunkin was created by Yoshigoro Akiyama （, by crossing Calico telescope eye with a Comet goldfish and a Common goldfish. Shubunkins are similar to the common goldfish and comet goldfish in appearance. They were first bred in Japan, from mutations in telescope eye goldfish (Demekins) "c." 1900. They have streamlined bodies with well-developed and even fins. However, the Shubunkins are calico goldfish; they possess nacreous scales (an intermediate between metallic and transparent scales that are pearly in appearance). The overlapping patches of red, white, blue, grey and black (along with dark speckles) normally extend to the finnage of
A Kind of Magic (song) A Kind of Magic (song) "A Kind of Magic" is the title track of the 1986 album of the same name by the British rock band Queen. It was written by the band's drummer, Roger Taylor, for the film "Highlander". The single reached number three in the UK Singles Chart, top ten in a number of European countries, and #42 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100. The song is the opening track on the band's compilation albums, "Greatest Hits II", and "Classic Queen". The phrase "a kind of magic" is used in "Highlander" by Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) as a