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Transparent-scale Tricolor Nishiki

朱赤透明鱗錦 / 透明鱗三色

Historical Medaka varietyEvidence by claimIndependent review ongoing

A vermilion transparent-scale patterned Medaka variety sometimes yielding red, black and white tricolor fish.

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: Transparent-scale Tricolor Nishiki; Japanese romaji: not verified; Japanese characters: 朱赤透明鱗錦 / 透明鱗三色. 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 1Youkihi Red Transparent-scale Nishikisource population, selected forred-white-black tricolor patternFOCAL STRAINAMERICAN / ENGLISH NAMETransparent-scale TricolorNishikiJAPANESE NAME (ROMAJI)Not verifiedJAPANESE LETTERS (日本語)朱赤透明鱗錦 / 透明鱗三色
Dashed connectors show breeder-reported input or selection history; they do not prove genetic parentage. Not a confirmed genotype or parent-fish identification.

2012 Youkihi transparent-scale Nishiki selected for three-color presentation; amber-transparent Nishiki is a second historic lineage and traded strains can be mixed; no unique original parent pair. Source: Medaka no Yakata original genealogy; Medaka WEB Zukan No.0165, 2019 original catalog and 2018 Mori historical quotation

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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

A vermilion transparent-scale patterned Medaka variety sometimes yielding red, black and white tricolor fish. The original creator is not identified in this historical catalog; do not infer one. The 2012 historical variety group is a documentary context, not proof of the first sale.

Claim-by-claim evidence

Research findingEvidence classDirect references
The original creator is not identified in this historical catalog; do not infer one.Historical maker credit or explicitly unknownH12 ↗
The catalog distinguishes this transparent-scale tricolor ancestry from later nontransparent-scale tricolor selection traditions.Specialist archival variety description; development steps may be omittedH12 ↗
Vermilion-red (Youkihi-type) coloration, irregular black markings and possible white patches.Historical observable phenotype, not a genetic assayH12 ↗
Transparent-scale tricolor should not be equated with the later nontransparent tricolor background merely because both display three colors. Documented in the 2012 historical variety group.Editorial interpretation bound to historical catalog contextH12 ↗

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

Known research gaps

  • Precise commercial introduction dates, actual founder specimen IDs and complete generation-by-generation records are not fully documented in this catalog.
  • The named phenotype or historical breeding description is not a DNA-verified pedigree or a guaranteed inheritance ratio.
  • Current breeder-authenticated stock, precise strain-specific water parameters and photograph licensing remain unconfirmed.

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Original research sources

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