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Yozakura (Tarumi line)

夜桜

Medaka strainEvidence by claimIndependent review ongoing

Tarumi's breeder-group history documents a Kizakura and Aurora Miyuki foundation developed into rainbow-lame Yozakura.

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: Yozakura (Tarumi line); Japanese romaji: not verified; Japanese characters: 夜桜. 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 1KizakuraREPORTED INPUT / STAGE 2Aurora MiyukiREPORTED INPUT / STAGE 3Later spotted/blue-lame selectionFOCAL STRAINAMERICAN / ENGLISH NAMEYozakura (Tarumi line)JAPANESE NAME (ROMAJI)Not verifiedJAPANESE LETTERS (日本語)夜桜
Dashed connectors show breeder-reported input or selection history; they do not prove genetic parentage. Not a confirmed genotype or parent-fish identification.

Reported Kizakura x Aurora Miyuki origin and color selection Source: Tarumi Yozakura original breeder-group history

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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

Yozakura's dark translucent and mosaic-like appearance is attributed to multi-generation breeder selection; the same house name can appear in unrelated later selections.

Claim-by-claim evidence

Research findingEvidence classDirect references
Tarumi is credited by his breeder group with creating YozakuraBreeder-group first-party style accountT1 ↗
The group reports Kizakura × Aurora Miyuki ancestry followed by additional spotted and blue lame selectionBreeder-described pedigree, not DNA confirmedT1 ↗
The breeder group cites magazine appearances in May and November 2016First-party report of publication dates, not release datesT1 ↗
An independent June 2017 specialist publisher profile discusses Tarumi and his breeding workIndependent published historical contextT2 ↗

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

Known research gaps

  • Exact original release date and generations of secondary lame introductions remain unknown.
  • Do not conflate Tarumi's original Yozakura with Sakade's Yozakura Tricolor Lame line.
  • 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.