Hypomesus
chishimaensis
Saruwatari, Lopéz & Pietsch, 1997
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Family:
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Osmeridae
(Smelts)
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Order:
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Osmeriformes
(smelts)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Kunashir smelt |
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Max. size:
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Environment: |
benthopelagic; limnodromous; freshwater
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Climate: |
temperate |
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Importance:
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Resilience: |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) |
Distribution:
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Asia: known only from Lakes on the southernmost islands of the Kuril Islands chain: Kunashir, Ituruo, and Zelionyi.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 0 - 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 8 - 10;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 12 – 18;
Vertebrae: 52 – 56. Vomer T-shaped, with posterior process; periphery of glossohyal bone with a single row of conical teeth, and an irregular patch of similar teeth at the center of distal portion; pyloric caeca 2(0-5); base of adipose fin less than 20% of head length; eye large; adipose eyelid absent.
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Biology: |
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
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