Oncorhynchus masou

Oncorhynchus masou

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Salmoniformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors/Superordo: Protacanthopterygii Ordo: Salmoniformes

Familia: Salmonidae
Subfamilia: Salmoninae
Genus: Oncorhynchus
Species: Oncorhynchus masou
Subspecies: O. m. ishikawae – O. m. macrostomus – O. m. masou – O. m. rhodurus

Name

Oncorhynchus masou (Brevoort, 1856)

• No types known.

Type locality: Hakodat, Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

Synonyms

• Salmo masou Brevoort, 1856
• Oncorhynchus yessoensis Hilgendorf, 1876
• Oncorhynchus iwame Kimura & Nakamura, 1961

Vernacular names

English: Masu salmon, Cherry salmon
日本語: サクラマス
中文: 櫻鱒

References

• Brevoort, J.C. 1856. Notes on some figures of Japanese fish taken from recent specimens by the artists of the U. S. Japan Expedition. Pp. 253–288, Pls. 3–12. In: Perry, M.C. Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853, and 1854, under the command of Commodore M.C. Perry, United States Navy, by order of the Government of the United States. Vol. 2. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Oncorhynchus masou in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
• Oncorhynchus masou in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.