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Spear Tail.
Dorsal Fin
The dorsal fin is slim, rises steeply in the beginning, reaches to a
point at the end of the first third of the caudal fin with the tip bent
outwards
Evaluation of the length :
Up to the end of the first third of the caudal fin ……………………...… 5 points
Up to the caudal fin beginning ………….…………………………..…….3 points
Less than up to the caudal fin beginning,…………………………..1 to 2 points
Dorsal fin reaches beyond the first third of the caudal….deduct up to 3 points
Examples of point deductions with formal defects
Not steeply rising at the beginning ….....deduct up to 3 points
Strong serrations or defects …………...deduct up to 2 points
Deviation from the ideal form …………..deduct up to 7 points
Dorsal not having tip bent outwards … deduct up to 1 point
The total of the points deducted shall not exceed 8.
The deduction for the same defect is only allowed once.
Caudal fin
The shape of the caudal fin resembles a tip of a spear.
The length of the caudal is 8/10 of the body length, with a height of
6/10 of the caudal fin length.
Evaluation of the length
8/10 of the body length …………………….……….......10 points
7/10 of the body length ……………….….…………........8 points
6/10 of the body length ……………….……………...… ..5 points
5/10 of the body length ……………….……………….…..2 points
Less than 5/10 of the body length…………………....…..no point
More than 8/10 of the body length………….deduct up to 3 points
Examples of point deductions with formal defects
Caudal height less than 6/10 of caudal length …….deduct up to 5 points
Unequal concave curved shapes at the rear edge.. deduct up to 3 points
Rear edge not concave enough….………………….deduct up to 5 points
Caudal point not in the middle………..……………...deduct up to 3 points
Caudal point not extended enough..………………..deduct up to 5 points
Other defects like serrations …….…………………..deduct up to 5 points Defect on front edge curves ….……….…………….deduct up to 5 points
The total number of deducted points must not exceed 20.
Ideal Body Size 24 mm
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