Satsukimasu salmon
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| Oncorhynchus masou ishikawai Jordan & McGregor, 1925 |
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Oncorhynchus ishikawai Jordan & McGregor, 1925 |
The satsukimasu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou ishikawai), Red-spotted masu salmon or amago is a of fish in the Salmonidae family. It is endemic to Japan.
initially described as a distinct species, it is nowadays considered a subspecies of the masu salmon or seema (Oncorhynchus masou). Other authors (for example FishBase) even consider it a junior synonym of O. masou masou.
The Iwame trout was recently confirmed to refer in part to an unspotted recessive morph of the amago.
[edit] References
- Kottelat, M. 1996. Oncorhynchus ishikawai. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 04 August 2007.
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