Japan country information

Common names: Amago, Honmasu, Sakuramasu
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Sokolovskaya, T.G., A.S. Sokolovskii and E.I. Sobolevskii, 1998
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: FAO, 1994
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from north eastern Japan, western Japan and Lake Biwa (Ref. 559). Recorded from Nagara River, Honshu Island (Ref.6376), and Hokkaido (Ref. 37812). Also Ref. 12218, 27683, 78994. Category in the 2005 Red Data Book of Shiga Prefecture: important distribution (Ref. 79825). Status of threat: Near threatened (Ref. 94887).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.maff.go.jp/eindex.html
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984
National Database:

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Saumon du Japon, Salmón japonés, 马苏大麻哈鱼, ... more

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Etymology: Oncorhynchus: Greek, onyx, -ychos = nail + Greek, rhyngchos = snout (Ref. 45335).

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Oncorhynchus masou (Brevoort, 1856)

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