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The Kunimasu species was originally endemic to a single location, Lake Tazawa in Akita Prefecture, Japan. [2] In 1935, eyed eggs (a fertilized stage of eggs) of this fish species were introduced into several other lakes in Japan, including Lake Saiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, in an attempt at translocation that was thought to have been unsuccessful. [2]
The Black kokanee or Kunimasu, once thought to be extinct, is now classed as extinct in the wild. This list of freshwater fish recorded in Japan is primarily based on the IUCN Red List, which, for fish found in inland waters, details the conservation status of some two hundred and sixty-one species, seventy-three of them endemic. [1]
Extinct or Alive is an American wildlife documentary television programme produced for Animal Planet by Hot Snakes Media of New York City, the United States.It is hosted by wildlife biologist and television personality Forrest Galante, who travels to different locations around the globe to learn about possibly extinct animals and whether or not there is a chance that they may still be extant. [1]
As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 65 extinct fish species, 87 possibly extinct fish species, and six extinct in the wild fish species. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Cartilaginous fish
[8] [27] Coelacanths are large, plump, lobe-finned fish that can grow to more than 2 m (6.6 ft) and weigh around 90 kg (200 lb). [28] They are estimated to live up to 100 years, based on analysis of annual growth marks on scales, and reach maturity around the age of 55; [ 29 ] the oldest known specimen was 84 years old at the time of its ...
The dugong (dugong dugon) VU VU at a global level on the IUCN Red List, CR on the Japanese Red List; [2] those found in the waters around northern Okinawa Island comprise the northernmost population globally [9] and are protected as a Natural Monument under the 1950 Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties [10]
Researchers have rediscovered a rare fish species presumed to be extinct after it was not seen for more than eight decades. The last sighting of the Chel snakehead, or Channa amphibeus, was last ...
The pale chub (Zacco platypus), also known as pale bleak or fresh-water sprat, is one of the most extensively distributed Asiatic cyprinids and is found in Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and most of Southeast China. [2] This species of fish is native to freshwater rivers and mountainous streams from northern China and Korea to northern Vietnam. [3] They ...