Original evidence / species identification
2024 specimen survey classified collected populations as nonindigenous in study area.
Illustrated research / ancestry evidence
Other taxonomic treatments
Neocaridina taxonomic species named in integrative Japanese field report.
Contradictions and unresolved claims
No proven input into Ruby, Rili, Green Jade or trade Cherry lines in these articles.
Ecological and breeder-pedigree limits
Any native-status label varies by geographic region; don't generalize to Korean homeland.
Recorded commercial founders
Not documented in cited field taxonomy
Published, counted named-color F1/F2 ratios
No controlled commercial color F1/F2 segregation table in cited source
Primary scientific and database references
- Shih, Cai, Niwa, Yoshigou & Nakahara (2024), integrative identification of Neocaridina in Kyushu and Honshu
Peer-reviewed original field specimens, morphology and COI. Eight species / provisional lineages detected locally, not aquarium commercial founder certificates