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Kizakura Hikari

黄桜ヒカリ

Medaka breeder-documented house lineEvidence by claimIndependent review ongoing

The Tarumi group describes crossing Kizakura with Yumehikari to select Hikari-bodied Kizakura.

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: Kizakura Hikari; Japanese romaji: Kizakura Hikari; Japanese characters: 黄桜ヒカリ. 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 1KizakuraREPORTED INPUT / STAGE 2Yumehikari (Hikari body-form line)FOCAL STRAINAMERICAN / ENGLISH NAMEKizakura HikariJAPANESE NAME (ROMAJI)Kizakura HikariJAPANESE LETTERS (日本語)黄桜ヒカリ
Dashed connectors show breeder-reported input or selection history; they do not prove genetic parentage. Not a confirmed genotype or parent-fish identification.

Breeder-reported cross for Hikari derivative, not gene assay Source: Tarumi's Kizakura Hikari derivative via Japan Medaka Universe

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Lineage review · Batch 018: Source-described breeder lineage, selected family, or morphology stage is illustrated with dashed documentary links. These are not parent-fish certificates or DNA-tested inheritance. Specialist record ↗

Overview

The Tarumi group describes crossing Kizakura with Yumehikari to select Hikari-bodied Kizakura. The gallery credits Masaharu Tarumi as creator credited for selected hikari body-form derivative. 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 creator credited for selected hikari body-form derivative.Breeder-submitted first-party report; independent corroboration pendingG1 ↗
Reported selection inputs or ancestry: Kizakura × Yumehikari (Hikari-body form).Breeder-described genealogy; not a molecular pedigreeG1 ↗
Reported appearance or target expression: Hikari body type, Kizakura yellow-white coloration, variable lame according to broodstock.Breeder phenotype description; not a standardized diagnostic testG1 ↗
The gallery does not establish the first commercial release year.Date scope: gallery or cited magazine context onlyG1 ↗

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

Known research gaps

  • Hikari body form must not be counted as a distinct new molecular color allele.
  • 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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