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Reiwa Sapphire NOVA

令和サファイアNOVA

Medaka strainEvidence by claimIndependent review ongoing

JOURAKUAN's original NOVA account describes a Reiwa Black Lame Miyuki Sapphire line crossed with Neptune, then further selected.

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: Reiwa Sapphire NOVA; Japanese romaji: not verified; Japanese characters: 令和サファイアNOVA. 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 1Reiwa Black Lame Miyuki Sapphire familyREPORTED INPUT / STAGE 2NeptuneREPORTED INPUT / STAGE 3Later red-fin/blue-lame selectionFOCAL STRAINAMERICAN / ENGLISH NAMEReiwa Sapphire NOVAJAPANESE NAME (ROMAJI)Not verifiedJAPANESE LETTERS (日本語)令和サファイアNOVA
Dashed connectors show breeder-reported input or selection history; they do not prove genetic parentage. Not a confirmed genotype or parent-fish identification.

Reported two-stock input then breeder selection, without DNA verification Source: JOURAKUAN original Reiwa Sapphire NOVA breeder history

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Lineage review · Batch 19: Historical source describes the breeding stock or selected form shown by dashed connections. This does not establish individual parentage, genotype, or dominance. Original specialist source ↗

Overview

The breeder sought a vivid red fin color together with deeper sapphire-blue lame. Its published cross is a breeder account, not molecular genotype verification. Documented developer/creator role: JOURAKUAN / 静楽庵.

Claim-by-claim evidence

Research findingEvidence classDirect references
The official JOURAKUAN profile names Reiwa Black Lame Miyuki Sapphire-type stock × Neptune as the breeding foundationBreeder-authored direct cross accountJ04 ↗
The breeder describes sustained selection across later generationsFirst-party selection statement, generations not specifiedJ04 ↗
Strong sapphire-blue lame and red fins are stated appearance goalsOfficial breeder phenotype descriptionJ04 ↗
The profile does not establish the release year or exact founding fish identificationDate and traceability limitationJ04 ↗

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

Recorded lineage inputs

Reiwa Black Lame Miyuki Sapphire family / Neptune

These are historical breeder-reported founder inputs or longer selection stages, not individually sequenced parents. Review the source J04 for its original scope and missing generations.

Known research gaps

  • The source does not authorize an inference about nucleotide variants controlling sapphire or fin color.
  • Do not conflate parent Neptune's creator with the developer of the NOVA derivative.
  • DNA-confirmed ancestry, Mendelian segregation, complete parent-pair registers and strain-specific water requirements are not established.
  • Images from magazine, breeder sites and shop listings are not republished without verified reuse permission.

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Original research sources

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