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Rinkou

鱗光

Medaka strainEvidence by claimIndependent review ongoing

Rinkou's recorded Tarumi breeding history emphasizes reflective scale and fin effects; specialist records use a 2019 date.

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: Rinkou; Japanese romaji: not verified; Japanese characters: 鱗光. 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 1Tarumi Bronze family, selectedyellow-bearing stockREPORTED INPUT / STAGE 2Influence of Tarumi Long Fin breederprogramFOCAL STRAINAMERICAN / ENGLISH NAMERinkouJAPANESE NAME (ROMAJI)Not verifiedJAPANESE LETTERS (日本語)鱗光
Dashed connectors show breeder-reported input or selection history; they do not prove genetic parentage. Not a confirmed genotype or parent-fish identification.

Reported breeding context / longfin influence, NOT evidence of a precise Bronze x Long Fin mating Source: Japan Medaka Universe, Tarumi breeder-group Rinkou selection history

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Lineage review · Batch 024: Breeder or specialist records establish the pictured historical population, selected form or source stock. Dashed arrows do not imply DNA-confirmed parents or dominance. Original breeder/specialist source ↗

Lineage review · Batch 19: At this earlier review, no defensible original breeding cross was established. A later Batch 024 review documented source-stock or selection history; see that updated note above. Individual founder parentage remains unverified. Original specialist source ↗

Overview

Breeder-group accounts describe a bronze-related fish with longfin traits, while specialist chronology places formal Rinkou creation in 2019.

Claim-by-claim evidence

Research findingEvidence classDirect references
Tarumi's breeder-group gallery credits him with RinkouBreeder-group attributionT1 ↗
The group describes yellow-bearing bronze selection and strong Tarumi Long Fin influenceBreeder-described selection contextT1 ↗
Specialist catalog associates Rinkou with a 2019 creation dateSpecialist chronology, exact stage requires reconciliationT3 ↗
Aqua Life references from 2018 and 2020 are cited in breeder-group materialPublication dates are not automatically new named-line releasesT1 ↗

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

Known research gaps

  • It remains necessary to separate precursor Tarumi Long Fin reports from the first Rinkou named release.
  • Do not assign long-fin phenotype to every Rinkou fish or claim molecular parentage.
  • 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.