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Morpho Kikyo — Selected fin-reflection subline (2026)

モルフォ桔梗亜種系統

Source-documented ornamental Medaka selectionEvidence by claimIndependent review ongoing

Hikari longfin, Morpho-associated fin outline, and blue-white linear ray reflection.

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: Morpho Kikyo — Selected fin-reflection subline (2026); Japanese romaji: not verified; Japanese characters: モルフォ桔梗亜種系統. 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 1Morpho Kikyo: fin-line selecteddescendantsFOCAL STRAINAMERICAN / ENGLISH NAMEMorpho Kikyo — Selectedfin-reflection subline (2026)JAPANESE NAME (ROMAJI)Not verifiedJAPANESE LETTERS (日本語)モルフォ桔梗亜種系統
Dashed connectors show breeder-reported input or selection history; they do not prove genetic parentage. Not a confirmed genotype or parent-fish identification.

Published multi-generation STOCK/selection history only; not proof of a single parental pair, inheritable genotype or current fish pedigree. Source: Medaka WEB Zukan / Medaka no Yakata breeder selection account

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Overview

Selected Morpho subspecies-like fin-ray illumination from within Wada's 2024 Morpho Kikyo line over further generations. This profile preserves the claimed history, not a DNA-verified pedigree.

Claim-by-claim evidence

Research findingEvidence classDirect references
Morpho Kikyo — Selected fin-reflection subline (2026) (モルフォ桔梗亜種系統): Hikari longfin, Morpho-associated fin outline, and blue-white linear ray reflection.Specialist/breeder-described phenotype; no genetic assayB15S ↗
Selected Morpho subspecies-like fin-ray illumination from within Wada's 2024 Morpho Kikyo line over further generations.Documented breeder- or breeder-supplied breeding-stock historyB15S ↗
Creator / originator attribution: Toshihiro Wada / 和田敏拓.Source-specific attribution; not proof of modern stock authenticityB15S ↗
2026 selected subline, NOT another independent founder cross or a taxonomic subspecies; Japanese 亜種 is a trade/fin-expression term here, and over-60-percent fin-line expression is the source's stock-specific claim.Evidence limit / anti-conflation noteB15S ↗

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

Known research gaps

  • Individual sire and dam identification, founder fish registers and genotype tests have not been examined.
  • Phenotype-specific fixation figures from source breeding stock cannot be generalized to retail animals.
  • The cited Japanese source owns or credits its own photographs; none are republished here without written rights.
  • No strain-specific disease resistance, water parameter requirement or feeding protocol is demonstrated; use the separately sourced Medakapedia general-care guides.

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Original research sources

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