Another name for the Amemasu, a fish of the Salmonidae family in the Bony Fishes class. The Amemasu, a freshwater species found throughout Hokkaido and in the upper reaches of rivers on the Pacific coast of the Tohoku region, is commonly known as Ezo-iwana, but in Hokkaido this name is generally not used and they are often simply called iwana. [Tatsuro Kubo] [Reference] |Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
硬骨魚綱サケ科イワナ属のアメマスの別名。北海道全域および東北地方の太平洋側の河川上流に分布する淡水生活型のアメマスにエゾイワナの通名が与えられているが、北海道では一般にはこの名を用いず、単にイワナとよぶことが多い。 [久保達郎] [参照項目] |出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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