Kirikuchi char

The kirikuchi char, Salvelinus japonicus, is a species of fish in the Salmonidae family.

The Kirikuchi char lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

The Kirikuchi char is classified as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

conservation education : using Kirikuchi char Salvelinus leucomaenis japonicus, the southernmost population of genus Salvelinus, as a subject matter = * * 佐藤 拓哉 SATO Takuya More

present status of Kirikuchi char (Salvelinus leucomaenis japonicus) = * * 佐藤 拓哉 Sato Takuya * 三重大学大学院生物資源学研究科海洋個体群動態学研究室 Laboratory of Fish Population More

The kirikuchi char, Salvelinus japonicus, is a species of fish in the Salmonidae family. It is endemic to Japan. References - * Kottelat, M. 1996. Salvelinus japonicus. More

* Salvelinus japonicus – Kirikuchi char (sometimes included in S. More

endemic, freshwater kirikuchi char (Salvelinus leucomaenis japonicus), the southernmost char species in the world. However, this rare species, a natural monument of Nara Prefecture, is listed as endangered in the Ministry of the Environment’s Red Data Book. More

Another name for a Kirikuchi char is a Salvelinus japonicus Source: Digital Fish Funnel, July 27, 2004 report as bad entry | send to a friend via email Add your own definition of Kirikuchi char. More

Kirikuchi char (Salvelinus leucomaenis japonicus) 13-20. More

Common names

Iwana in Japanese (日本語)
Kirikuchi char in English
Kirikuchi char in Japanese (日本語)
日本紅點鮭 in Mandarin Chinese
日本红点鲑 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Salmoniformes
Family : Salmonidae
Genus : Salvelinus
Species : Salvelinus japonicus
Authority : Oshima, 1961