Ikimono KokuhoLiving Treasures of Japan
Prefectural Natural Monument
Fish

Miyabe Char

Salvelinus curilus miyabei

Photo: akira_jp / CC BY-NC 4.0 / iNaturalist

A char living in Lake Shikaribetsu in Hokkaido, regarded as a lake-dwelling form of the Dolly Varden. Isolated in the lake, it has followed its own evolutionary path. The lake is protected as the habitat of this cold-water fish.

Scientific name
Salvelinus curilus miyabei
Group
Fish
Prefectures
Hokkaido
Japanese Red List (Ministry of the Environment)
VulnerableMinistry of the Environment Red List 2020
日本語
ミヤベイワナ
简体中文
宫部红点鲑

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Yes. The Miyabe Char is protected as a Natural Monument (0 national and 1 prefectural designations). Each designated site is listed under "Natural Monuments related to the Miyabe Char" on this page.

The Miyabe Char is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Hokkaido.

The Miyabe Char is listed as "Vulnerable" in the Ministry of the Environment Red List 2020 (listed as ミヤベイワナ).

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