Classification / Names
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Salmoniformes
(Salmons) > Salmonidae
(Salmonids) > Salmoninae
Etymology: Oncorhynchus: Greek, onyx, -ychos = nail + Greek, rhyngchos = snout (Ref. 45335). More on author: Jordan.
Environment / Climate / Range
Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range 38 - 180 m (Ref. 87053), usually 90 - ? m (Ref. 87053). Temperate; 4°C - 13°C (Ref. 87053)
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 87053)
Morphology | Morphometrics
Presence of 47-62 pyloric caeca and 37-43 gill rakes (Ref. 87053).
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Asia: endemic to Lake Tazawa in Akita Prefecture, Japan. Believed to have become extinct since 1940. Recently discovered in 2010 from Lake Saiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, one of the lakes where eyed eggs of this species were introduced in 1935.
Probably feeds on mesopelagic or benthopelagic zooplankton (Ref. 87053)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Nakabo, T., K. Nakayama, N. Muto and M. Miyazawa, 2011. Oncorhynchus kawamurae "Kunimasu," a deepwater trout, discovered in Lake Saiko, 70 years after extinction in the original habitat, Lake Tazawa, Japan. Ichthyol. Res. 58(2):180-183. (Ref. 87053)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 96402)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Threat to humans
CountriesFAO areasEcosystemsOccurrencesIntroductionsStocksEcologyDietFood itemsFood consumptionRation
ReferencesAquacultureAquaculture profileStrainsGeneticsAllele frequenciesHeritabilityDiseasesProcessingMass conversion
Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805
= 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01047 (0.00480 - 0.02286), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245
Trophic Level (Ref. 69278
): 3.6 ±0.4 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 69278
): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153
): Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100) .