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  • Plecoglossus altivelis
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Scientific Name Plecoglossus altivelis    (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Common Name
Type Locality Japan.
Synonym(s) Plecoglossus altevalis, Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis, Plecoglossus altivelis chinensis, Plecoglossus altivelis ryukyuensis, Plecoglossus ryukyuensis, Salmo altivelis
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Size 700mm or 27.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Northwest Pacific: western Hokkaido in Japan southward to the Korean Peninsula, Taiwan and China. A subspecies Plecoglossus altivelis ryukyuensis occurs in Nansei-shoto, Japan.
IUCN Red List Category
Data Deficient
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2010.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Fauna Japonica Parts 10-14, pp 229, Pl. 105 (figs. 1, 1a-c)
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 13:07 (species record created: 2020 Nov 01 08:41)