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Pink Super Hikari (Cosmos)

ピンクスーパーヒカリメダカ / 秋桜

Historical Medaka named variety or selected lineEvidence by claimIndependent review ongoing

The 2009 historical list attributes Cosmos (秋桜) to Komiya, describing a pink body with especially strong reflection over the back.

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: Pink Super Hikari (Cosmos); Japanese romaji: not verified; Japanese characters: ピンクスーパーヒカリメダカ / 秋桜. 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 1Pink selected body-color stockREPORTED INPUT / STAGE 2Super Hikari morphology / strong dorsalreflective selection (Komiya)FOCAL STRAINAMERICAN / ENGLISH NAMEPink Super Hikari (Cosmos)JAPANESE NAME (ROMAJI)Not verifiedJAPANESE LETTERS (日本語)ピンクスーパーヒカリメダカ /秋桜
Dashed connectors show breeder-reported input or selection history; they do not prove genetic parentage. Not a confirmed genotype or parent-fish identification.

Selected pink Hikari variant; no direct-parent breeding log, no mapped color allele Source: Medaka no Yakata original 2009 Cosmos variety description

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Lineage recheck · Batch 026: Original breeder/archival account describes this stock origin or multigeneration selection. Dashed connectors document history, not DNA or individual fish parents. Source evidence ↗

Lineage review · Batch 19: The reviewed records do not establish a defensible breeding cross; picture ancestry remains disconnected. Original specialist source ↗

Overview

The 2009 historical list attributes Cosmos (秋桜) to Komiya, describing a pink body with especially strong reflection over the back. Distinct archive breeder credit and source-scoped provenance are documented below.

Claim-by-claim evidence

Research findingEvidence classDirect references
The historic catalog credits Masaki Komiya / 小宮正城 (Fukuoka; transliteration provisional); Breeder credited for a selected pink high-reflection Hikari variant.Breeder attributed in original Japanese specialist catalogueH78 ↗
The source gives Komiya's maker credit and the Cosmos nickname, with a concise phenotype description but no named direct-parent pairing.Reported historical breeder description; full parent log not providedH78 ↗
Soft pink body appearance and pronounced dorsal reflection associated with a Super Hikari label.Observable ornamental traits only, not genetic diagnosisH78 ↗
Cosmos here is a historical variety nickname, not a guaranteed genotype, fixed reflection length, or verified pink-sapphire derivative. Date reference: Catalog year 2009.Recorded naming and chronological limits; no DNA or current stock proofH78 ↗

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

Known research gaps

  • Date-group placement is source-reported and not proof of verified first sale or all original breeder generations.
  • Incomplete founder stock identities, absence of independently verified molecular genetics and uncertain current-shop stock authenticity.
  • Original historical photograph copyrights not cleared; external source photographs are not redistributed.

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Original research sources

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