Neko-gigi (Ichikawa's Catfish)
Tachysurus ichikawai
Photo: Totti / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
A small catfish endemic to Japan, found in rivers flowing into Ise Bay and Mikawa Bay. Nocturnal, it hides in rock crevices by day. River development has reduced its numbers. In 1977 the species itself was designated a national Natural Monument without specifying an area, and in 2011 its habitat in the Nakamura River in Matsusaka, Mie, was also designated.
- Scientific name
- Tachysurus ichikawai
- Group
- Fish
- Prefectures
- Gifu, Aichi, Mie
- Japanese Red List (Ministry of the Environment)
- EndangeredMinistry of the Environment Red List 2020
- 日本語
- ネコギギ
- 简体中文
- 猫鳍鮠（ネコギギ）
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The Neko-gigi (Ichikawa's Catfish) is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Gifu, Aichi, Mie.
The Neko-gigi (Ichikawa's Catfish) is listed as "Endangered" in the Ministry of the Environment Red List 2020 (listed as ネコギギ).
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