Northwest Pacific: Hokkaido, Japan and the northeastern Korean Peninsula through Sakhalin, the Kuril Islands to Kamchatka. Bering and Okhotsk seas.
The land-locked form prefers low temperature streams, below 15°C. Young of the sea-run form enter the sea at 2 years of age and return to the rivers for spawning when they are 4 years or older. Found in summertime water temperature of 13-15° C. Carnivore, feeding on insects and plankton. Utilized fresh, smoked and frozen; can be broiled, microwaved and baked. Two forms: the land-locked form which reaches 35 cm, and the ocean form of 70 cm.
Common names:
Common name Language Country
Japansk fjeldørred Danish Denmark
East Siberian char English Russian Fed
East siberian char English USA
Headspotted char English USA
Honshu char English USA
Japanese char English USA
Whitespotted char English USA
イワナ Japanese Japan
Amemasu Japanese Japan
Ezoiwana Japanese Japan
Iwana Japanese Japan
홍송어 Korean Korea Rep
远东红点鲑(白斑红点鲑) Mandarin Chinese China Main
遠東紅點鮭(白斑紅點鮭) Mandarin Chinese China Main
Golec dalekowschodni Polish Poland
Kundzha Russian Russian Fed
Kundsharöding Swedish Sweden
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