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Emerald Fin — Hikari Form

エメラルドフィン・ヒカリ体型

Breeder-described Medaka line or in-development selectionEvidence by claimIndependent review ongoing

The Hikari-form Emerald Fin selection highlights blue-green fin reflection and side/top-view display.

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: Emerald Fin — Hikari Form; Japanese romaji: not verified; Japanese characters: エメラルドフィン・ヒカリ体型. 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 1Emerald Fin (Tarumi's Hikari body-formselection)FOCAL STRAINAMERICAN / ENGLISH NAMEEmerald Fin — Hikari FormJAPANESE NAME (ROMAJI)Not verifiedJAPANESE LETTERS (日本語)エメラルドフィン・ヒカリ体型
Dashed connectors show breeder-reported input or selection history; they do not prove genetic parentage. Not a confirmed genotype or parent-fish identification.

Hikari body-form derivation; unspecified individual parents Source: Japan Medaka Universe, Tarumi's first-person Emerald Fin Hikari account

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Lineage review · Batch 017: A breeder-recorded foundation, selection stage or form derivation is shown with dashed lines. The diagram is not DNA proof and may not identify individual parent fish. Specialist source ↗

Overview

The Hikari-form Emerald Fin selection highlights blue-green fin reflection and side/top-view display. This account distinguishes original founder varieties, named selected variants, and unfinished breeder projects.

Claim-by-claim evidence

Research findingEvidence classDirect references
Developer role: Masaharu Tarumi / 垂水政治 — Creator/selector of Emerald Fin's Hikari body-form expression.Breeder-submitted role, separate from original source-stock creatorsJMU ↗
The breeder gallery treats this as a Hikari-body-form variant of Emerald Fin, with Aqua Life November 2020 noted as editorial coverage.First-person breeding/selection account; publication and sale chronology not independently completeJMU ↗
Hikari body form with large reflective fins and a cool blue-green fin-light appearance.Observed or intended visual selection; not a genetic trait testJMU ↗
A Hikari-form designation is a morphological variant, not a separately verified Emerald Moon or an independently established genome.Lineage ambiguity or experimental development constraintJMU ↗

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

Known research gaps

  • Fish-specific parent identifiers, stock provenance, and any complete breeding generation log are not independently verified.
  • DNA causation, segregation ratios, phenotype stability across breeders and first commercial sale year are unverified.
  • Third-party fish photos cannot be reused without creator or rights-holder permission.

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Original research sources

Every row above links directly to its cited reference; publication or creation years are not interchangeable.