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Vermilion Transparent Scale

朱赤透明鱗メダカ

Historical Medaka research identityEvidence by claimIndependent review ongoing

The 2008 specialist catalog credits this vivid-red transparent-scale development to 小宮正城.

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: Vermilion Transparent Scale; Japanese romaji: not verified; Japanese characters: 朱赤透明鱗メダカ. 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 vermilion pigment familyREPORTED INPUT / STAGE 2Transparent-scale selected variationFOCAL STRAINAMERICAN / ENGLISH NAMEVermilion Transparent ScaleJAPANESE NAME (ROMAJI)Not verifiedJAPANESE LETTERS (日本語)朱赤透明鱗メダカ
Dashed connectors show breeder-reported input or selection history; they do not prove genetic parentage. Not a confirmed genotype or parent-fish identification.

Breeder-history of transparent expression on Youkihi; individual pair unreported Source: Oba / specialist archive on transparent Youkihi

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Lineage review · Batch 21: 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 2008 specialist catalog credits this vivid-red transparent-scale development to 小宮正城. The archive links vermilion Youkihi pigment to a transparent-scale breeding direction with visually variable patterns. Creator-versus-discoverer status is source-scoped.

Claim-by-claim evidence

Research findingEvidence classDirect references
Historical record: Masaki Komiya / 小宮正城 (romanization provisional) — Original discoverer historically credited.Archive maker or discoverer attributionE78 ↗
The archive links vermilion Youkihi pigment to a transparent-scale breeding direction with visually variable patterns.Source-described historical breeding and development, not independently genotypedE78 ↗
Red-orange body patches, sometimes concentrated near the head or distributed irregularly.Visual phenotype only; individual expression can varyE78 ↗
Separate later transparent-scale Nishiki/Sarasa/Tancho identities have their own histories and should not be used as aliases for this foundation. Historical context: 2008 historical catalog section.Editorial distinction grounded in cited source; exact sale dates not guaranteedE78 ↗

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

Known research gaps

  • The exact maternal/paternal transparent-scale stock and inheritance model are not verified.
  • Cited first-generation and selected-parent statements do not prove DNA genotype, inheritance rate or present-day breeder-stock identity.
  • No third-party breeder/catalogue image is reproduced; photo rights and original genetic records require independent review.

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Original research sources

Every row above links directly to its cited reference; publication or creation years are not interchangeable.