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Sapphire Flare (JOURAKUAN)

サファイア・フレア

Medaka strainEvidence by claimIndependent review ongoing

An official JOURAKUAN listing describes Sapphire Flare as a red-body, blue-lame selection from the Reiwa Sapphire NOVA breeding program.

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: Sapphire Flare (JOURAKUAN); Japanese romaji: not verified; Japanese characters: サファイア・フレア. 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 1NOVA breeder programREPORTED INPUT / STAGE 2Later Sapphire Flare color selectionFOCAL STRAINAMERICAN / ENGLISH NAMESapphire Flare (JOURAKUAN)JAPANESE NAME (ROMAJI)Not verifiedJAPANESE LETTERS (日本語)サファイア・フレア
Dashed connectors show breeder-reported input or selection history; they do not prove genetic parentage. Not a confirmed genotype or parent-fish identification.

Derivative of NOVA breeding program; no separately authenticated mating Source: JOURAKUAN official Sapphire Flare shop account

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Lineage review · Batch 20: 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 describes an offshoot selected for warm red coloration and sapphire-blue sparkle. A listing's sales month/day is not an independently verified calendar introduction year. Documented developer/creator role: JOURAKUAN / 静楽庵.

Claim-by-claim evidence

Research findingEvidence classDirect references
The breeder's official shop calls Sapphire Flare a new selected line from the NOVA development programFirst-party derived-line attributionJ05 ↗
Red body color and sapphire-blue lame contrast are the stated defining appearancesBreeder-described phenotypeJ05 ↗
The listing reports continued selection intended to strengthen stability of desired expressionBreeder's own stability description, not lab-testedJ05 ↗
The shop announces a June 7 at 20:00 listing but does not by itself establish a full calendar release yearSale announcement limited in date scopeJ05 ↗

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

Recorded lineage inputs

NOVA breeding-program derivative

These are historical breeder-reported founder inputs or longer selection stages, not individually sequenced parents. Review the source J05 for its original scope and missing generations.

Known research gaps

  • Sapphire Flare is not simply renamed Reiwa Sapphire NOVA; later offshoot selection is reported.
  • Do not publish source imagery or assume the listing's stock remains available.
  • 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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