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not really, no:
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[イカ娘] translated to ika-musume
[ウマ娘] translated to uma-musume
Well akshually...
Your evidence is clear and demonstrates that there are exceptions. But I stand by what I said because my personal lived experience is that I've seen/read and heard far more occurrences of "ko" in combination with a short animal-type prefix than "musume".
Source: fluent Japanese speaker, Japanese Proficiency test level 2, lived in japan for more than a decade, "enjoyer" of 1000s of h-games and ero-manga over the years.