Embroidered with flying fish, it was called the flying fish robe. Flying fishes were unformed dragons. Under tough conditions, they could become a dragon.
Above the flying fish pattern, there was the python pattern, known as Python robes; Qiuniu (1st Child of the Dragon) pattern known as the Qiuniu robe; and divine crane pattern known as Crane robes.
Reaching the royal family, there were the Qi Lin, flying dragons, five-clawed dragon patterns, etc.
Different clothes meant different rankings.