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Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum, 1792)

Rainbow trout
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Japan country information

Common names: Masu, Nijimasu, Niji-masu
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: FAO, 1994
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: FAO Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Service, 1993
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Established in aquaculture through unassisted reproduction. Has not established in the wild (Ref. 1739). Has been recognized to be established in the country or found in the wild (Ref. 53301). Also Ref. 1998. Spawning naturally in Japan (Ref. 37812).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.maff.go.jp/eindex.html
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Welcomme, R.L., 1988
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Truite arc-en-ciel, Trucha arco iris, Микижа, ... more

Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Salmoniformes (Salmons) > Salmonidae (Salmonids) > Salmoninae
Etymology: Oncorhynchus: Greek, onyx, -ychos = nail + Greek, rhyngchos = snout (Ref. 45335);  mykiss: Oncorhynchus=hooked snout; mykiss=a vernacular name for the species in Kamchatka, Russia (Ref. 79012).
  More on author: Walbaum.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range पारिस्थितिकी

समुद्री; स्वच्छ जल, अलवण जल; खारा बेनथोपिलाजिक; ऐनाढरोमस (Ref. 51243); गहराई सीमा 0 - 200 m (Ref. 50550).   Subtropical; 10°C - 24°C (Ref. 12741); 67°N - 32°N, 135°E - 117°W

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