Prefectural Natural Monument
Fish
Japanese Char (Iwana)
Salvelinus leucomaenis
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A salmonid of cold mountain streams, marked with pale spots and feeding on aquatic insects. In Nara, on the Kii Peninsula, a population near the southern limit of its range is known, and its habitat is a Natural Monument.
- Scientific name
- Salvelinus leucomaenis
- Group
- Fish
- Prefectures
- Nara
- 日本語
- イワナ
- 简体中文
- 白斑红点鲑（岩鱼）
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The Japanese Char (Iwana) is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Nara.
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