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Cherry salmon (Oncorhynchus masou)
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Cherry salmon (Oncorhynchus masou) specimen
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Salmonidae

Cherry salmon

Oncorhynchus masou

Eggs are buried in unguarded nests

  • Temperate
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Large
  • Temperate fish

Cherry salmon is known from Northwest Pacific as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Maximum length
79 cm
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Japan and adjacent waters.

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