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Mebina

女雛

Medaka strainEvidence by claimIndependent review ongoing

Mebina is a darker-selected Tarumi line from a foundation also associated with Yozakura.

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: Mebina; Japanese romaji: not verified; Japanese characters: 女雛. 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 2Aurora MiyukiFOCAL STRAINAMERICAN / ENGLISH NAMEMebinaJAPANESE NAME (ROMAJI)Not verifiedJAPANESE LETTERS (日本語)女雛
Dashed connectors show breeder-reported input or selection history; they do not prove genetic parentage. Not a confirmed genotype or parent-fish identification.

Reported related foundation; historical date classifications conflict Source: Tarumi breeder-group Mebina family history 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 creator-group gallery contrasts Mebina's blacker, less translucent body with red-orange accents against Yozakura.

Claim-by-claim evidence

Research findingEvidence classDirect references
Tarumi is named as creator of Mebina by the breeder-group galleryBreeder-group historyT1 ↗
The group traces Mebina to Kizakura × Aurora Miyuki ancestry with different selection from YozakuraBreeder-reported related foundationT1 ↗
Black-pigmented body with limited red-orange patches is the described selection expressionPhenotype report, not diagnostic genotypeT1 ↗
The gallery cites Aqua Life May 2016; a separate chronology lists 2017 for MebinaConflicting date categories requiring reconciliationT1 ↗ T6 ↗

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

Known research gaps

  • Magazine appearance, named-line creation and commercial introduction dates must be stored separately.
  • Mebina external-light forms and Kirameki are related but not interchangeable names.
  • Fish-specific genetic testing, validated inheritance percentages, exact water optima and universal grade thresholds have not been established from these cited histories.
  • Breeder-authenticated, licensed photos and individual parent provenance remain a separate editorial requirement.

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Original research sources

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