Hucho ishikawae
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| Korean Taimen | |
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| The Korean Taimen is found in the clear rivers of North Korea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Salmoniformes |
| Family: | Salmonidae |
| Genus: | Hucho |
| Species: | H. ishikawae |
| Binomial name | |
| Hucho ishikawae (T. Mori,1963, | |
Hucho ishikawae is commonly known as the Korean Taimen is found in rivers in North Korea (most notably the Am-nok, Dok-ro, Weon-ju and Jang-jin Rivers.Monitoring of the species has been made very difficult because of the lack of access to the areas in which this species occurs.
References
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/13151841/0 Chyung, M.-K., 1977. The fishes of Korea. Il Ji Sa Publishing Co. Seoul, Korea. 727 p.
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