Japanese huchen (Hucho perryi)

Scientific name: Hucho perryi Brevoort, 1856

The Japanese huchen (Hucho perryi) is a freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, Sea of Japan, from southern Kuril Islands and Primorskii Krai, Russia to Hokkaido.

Biology

Usually inhabits lower and middle reaches of rivers and lakes. A sea-run form is found in the eastern coast of Hokkaido. Young feed mainly on aquatic insects while fishes more than 30 cm are completely piscivorous. Spawns in spring in river branches, where the female lays 2,000-10,000 eggs on sandy or gravelly bottom.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hucho perryi
Family
Salmonidae (Salmonids)
Order
Salmoniformes (Salmons)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
200
Common length
50.0
Depth range
0–100 m (0–328 ft)
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; anadromous; depth range 0 - 100 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Sea of Japan, from southern Kuril Islands and Primorskii Krai, Russia to Hokkaido.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Critically Endangered (CR) (A4abcd)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; aquaculture: experimental
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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