Basic information | ||
Scientific name | Oncorhynchus tschawytscha | (No picture) |
Common names | King salmon | |
Higher taxon | Salmonidae, Salmoniformes, Actinopterygii | |
Natural range | Sea of Japan, Okhotsk, Bering, to NE Pacific of California coast | |
Habitat | Coastal part of ocean. |
Invasion information | ||
Range in Japan | Not established in Japan. Sometimes occur in Hokkaido. | |
Origin | Imported from USA in past. | |
Date | Indisputable record was in 1959, introduction to Tokachi River. | |
Route | Deliberate: As fishery resource | |
Impact | Unknown impact. | |
Regulation in Japan | Capture of this species is prohibited by Hokkaido local government. | |
Introduced range in other countries | Australia, New Zealand, Argentine, Chile, Kerguelen Is., etc. |
Reference | Notes |
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There are records in the Fishery Office of Washinton State, for export to Japan in 1897 and 1898. But these have not been confirmed in Japan. |