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Bronze (Tarumi line)

ブロンズ

Medaka breeder-documented house lineEvidence by claimIndependent review ongoing

The gallery credits a Tarumi Bronze line associated with reflective fins and subsequent Green/Emerald Fin developments.

Picture gene & lineage tree

Visual pedigree of breeder-reported inputs, where available. Dashed arrows represent documentary claims or selection history, not DNA-tested genes.

Horizontal branching Medaka lineage. American name: Bronze (Tarumi line); Japanese romaji: not verified; Japanese characters: ブロンズ. Dashed connectors show breeder-reported input or selection history; they do not prove genetic parentage. Documented source links and evidence qualifiers follow the diagram.AQUAPEDIA / MEDAKA LINEAGE ATLASSTRAIN PEDIGREEREPORTED LINEAGEDASHED BRANCHES • REPORTED INPUTS / SELECTION STAGESNot an individual-fish pedigree or DNA / dominance test.REPORTED INPUT / STAGE 1Tarumi shared Kizakura x Yume Lamebreeding family, with reported laterAlbino Hikari introductionFOCAL STRAINAMERICAN / ENGLISH NAMEBronze (Tarumi line)JAPANESE NAME (ROMAJI)Not verifiedJAPANESE LETTERS (日本語)ブロンズ
Dashed connectors show breeder-reported input or selection history; they do not prove genetic parentage. Not a confirmed genotype or parent-fish identification.

Bronze selected for bronze coloration from shared Kizakura/Yume Lame/Albino Hikari stock; founder fish identities, exact Bronze F-generation and relation to Rinkou are unresolved; not a confirmed immediate cross. Source: Medaka WEB Zukan Bronze No.0208 quoting Mori 2020 Medaka Hinshu Zukan II p.189; Japan Medaka Universe Tarumi gallery

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Lineage review · Batch 016: The reviewed sources do not establish a defensible specific parent mating; the illustrated pedigree intentionally remains disconnected. No verified public historical parent-line source for this entry

Overview

The gallery credits a Tarumi Bronze line associated with reflective fins and subsequent Green/Emerald Fin developments. The gallery credits Masaharu Tarumi as breeder-group attributed origin selection. The distinction between creator, house-line selector and older parent-stock developers remains important.

Claim-by-claim evidence

Research findingEvidence classDirect references
Breeder credit: Masaharu Tarumi, described as breeder-group attributed origin selection.Breeder-submitted first-party report; independent corroboration pendingG1 ↗
Reported selection inputs or ancestry: Bronze house stock — direct original founding cross not specified on the displayed gallery entry.Breeder-described genealogy; not a molecular pedigreeG1 ↗
Reported appearance or target expression: Bronze-toned fish with attention to fin brilliance and side-view fin displays.Breeder phenotype description; not a standardized diagnostic testG1 ↗
Aqua Life February 2020 is referenced; that is not a complete release chronology.Date scope: gallery or cited magazine context onlyG1 ↗

Evidence labels refer to documentary strength. They do not assert independently tested genetics.

Known research gaps

  • Do not treat the gallery's Bronze Hikari photograph description as a complete pedigree for all standard Bronze stock.
  • Original-source breeder narratives cannot authenticate the actual fish sold under the label or establish Mendelian inheritance.
  • A complete first-sale timeline, actual mating and selected-generation logs, licensed photographs and independent secondary review are unavailable.

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Original research sources

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