Oncorhynchus kawamurae Jordan & McGregor, 1925

Family:  Salmonidae (Salmonids), subfamily: Salmoninae
Max. size:  23.3 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater; depth range 38 - 180 m
Distribution:  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.
Diagnosis:  Presence of 47-62 pyloric caeca and 37-43 gill rakes (Ref. 87053).
Biology:  Probably feeds on mesopelagic or benthopelagic zooplankton (Ref. 87053)
IUCN Red List Status: Extinct in the Wild (EW); Date assessed: 07 December 2017 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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