Masu salmon
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The masu salmon ( Oncorhynchus masou ) is a salmon fish from the genus of the Pacific salmon ( Oncorhynchus ). It is native to the northwestern Pacific and comes in two subspecies . The meat of the Masu salmon is valued and prepared in many ways.
Description and way of life
Masu salmon grow to be around 60 to 80 centimeters long and weigh around 10 kilograms. It differs from the better-known Taiwanese Masu salmon in color and size; In addition, the Taiwanese Masu salmon does not migrate back into the sea. Masu salmon live in the Pacific Northwest in the Sea of Okhotsk , the Sea of Japan and the eastern Korean Peninsula . There he prefers a sea depth of approx. 0 to 200 meters and a temperature of approx. 6 ° C.
Reproduction
The fish rise as migrant spawners to spawn from the sea to the headwaters of rivers. There they show territorial behavior and spawn over gravel soils between August and October. The eggs are deposited in a spawning pit . Most of the animals die after spawning. The young form small schools and swim downstream towards the river mouth. After a short stay in brackish water , they finally live in the sea and feed on small crabs and fish.
supporting documents
- ↑ a b Masu salmon in the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
- ↑ a b c d Mazu salmon on Fishbase.org (English)
- ↑ a b c d e Antal Vida: 365 fish . Tandem Verlag 2006, ISBN 3-8331-2070-3 , p. 130.