Oncorhynchus masou: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the oncorhynchus masou lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Oncorhynchus masou
Group	Bony fish
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Salmoniformes
Family	Salmonidae

Where does the oncorhynchus masou live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the oncorhynchus masou in 4 countries and territories across Asia and Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the oncorhynchus masou?

The oncorhynchus masou (Oncorhynchus masou) is a ray-finned fish in the order Salmoniformes and the family Salmonidae, genus Oncorhynchus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the oncorhynchus masou

The masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou), also known as masu (Japanese: マス, lit. 'trout') or cherry trout (桜鱒, サクラマス, sakura masu) in Japan, is a species of salmonid belonging to the genus Oncorhynchus, found in the North Pacific along Northeast/East Asian coasts from the Russian Far East (Primorsky, Kamchatka Peninsula, Sakhalin and Kuril Islands) to south through Korea, Japan and Taiwan. Although generally accepted as a salmon in the West, the fish is actually regarded as a trout in Japan (its most famous native range) as it is the most commonly seen freshwater salmonid in the Japanese archipelago.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Oncorhynchus masou (revision 1377887139), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1156455 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).