| Salmonidae (Salmonids), subfamily: Salmoninae |
| 79 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 10,000.0 g |
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benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 200 m, anadromous |
| Northwest Pacific: Japan and adjacent waters. |
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| The fluviatile form generally inhabits headwaters and often maintains a territory; it feeds mainly on insects but also on small crustaceans and fishes. The sea-run form goes downstream forming schools, and after a short stay in the brackish zone enters the sea where it feeds on small fishes and pelagic crustaceans. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs are buried in unguarded nests (Ref. 205). Marketed fresh and frozen; eaten broiled and baked (Ref. 9988). |
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Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 01 August 1996 (A1ac; B2abcde+3abd) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Anadromous and land-locked forms are distributed only along western Kamchatka, mouth of the Amur,Tym' and Poronai rivers (Ref. 26334, 593, 27681). Known from Kuril archipelago (Ref. 12218). Sakhalin, western Kamchatka (Ref. 37812). nEurRus |
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