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Teleostei (teleosts) > Salmoniformes (Salmons) > Salmonidae (Salmonids) > Salmoninae
Etymology: Oncorhynchus: Greek, onyx, -ychos = nail + Greek, rhyngchos = snout (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Tamiji Kawamura (1883–1964) was a Japanese biologist and limnologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Jordan & McGregor.

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Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range 38 - 180 m (Ref. 87053), usually 90 - ? m (Ref. 87053). Temperate; 4°C - 13°C (Ref. 87053)

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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.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 87053)

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Presence of 47-62 pyloric caeca and 37-43 gill rakes (Ref. 87053).

Probably feeds on mesopelagic or benthopelagic zooplankton (Ref. 87053)

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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. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Extinct in the Wild (EW) ; Date assessed: 07 December 2017

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01047 (0.00488 - 0.02245), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, 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. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (18 of 100).

Oncorhynchus kawamurae Jordan & McGregor, 1925