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Silver Hikari Daruma (Kirameki — Oba)

シルバーヒカリダルマメダカ / 煌

Historical Medaka named variety or selected lineEvidence by claimIndependent review ongoing

Oba's 2005 Silver Hikari Daruma called Kirameki is a short-bodied Hikari selection in the Ginga/Silver family, frequently described with lame.

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: Silver Hikari Daruma (Kirameki — Oba); Japanese romaji: not verified; Japanese characters: シルバーヒカリダルマメダカ / 煌. 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 1Silver Ginga breeding-family stockderived from Blue Pearl, selected forHikari Daruma bodyFOCAL STRAINAMERICAN / ENGLISH NAMESilver Hikari Daruma(Kirameki — Oba)JAPANESE NAME (ROMAJI)Not verifiedJAPANESE LETTERS (日本語)シルバーヒカリダルマメダカ /煌
Dashed connectors show breeder-reported input or selection history; they do not prove genetic parentage. Not a confirmed genotype or parent-fish identification.

Kirameki silver Hikari Daruma released with Ginga in 2005. Family originates from Blue Pearl silver selection; exact individual mating into Hikari Daruma body unrecorded. Source: Medaka no Yakata original Ginga and Kirameki development account (2005)

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Lineage review · Batch 20: The reviewed records do not establish a defensible breeding cross; picture ancestry remains disconnected. Original specialist source ↗

Overview

Oba's 2005 Silver Hikari Daruma called Kirameki is a short-bodied Hikari selection in the Ginga/Silver family, frequently described with lame. Distinct archive breeder credit and source-scoped provenance are documented below.

Claim-by-claim evidence

Research findingEvidence classDirect references
The historic catalog credits Yukio Oba / 大場幸雄 (Hiroshima); Oba's original named Silver Hikari Daruma body form.Breeder attributed in original Japanese specialist catalogueH78 ↗
The historical archive explicitly identifies the Daruma body-form variant of Silver Medaka, calls it Kirameki (煌), and discusses it in the early history of ornamental lame.Reported historical breeder description; full parent log not providedH78 ↗
Compact Daruma Hikari body, silvery appearance and frequent reflective sparkle-like spots.Observable ornamental traits only, not genetic diagnosisH78 ↗
The shared English name Kirameki does NOT establish identity with Tarumi's later Kirameki/Yozakura program or Nakano's derivative. Date reference: Catalog year 2005.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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