White spotted Char (Iwana)

a photo of White spotted Char (Iwana)

The appearance of White spotted Char (Iwana)

Common name: White-spotted Char, Char, Japanese char

Japanese name: Iwana (岩魚、岩穴魚), Ezo Iwana, Yamato Iwana, Nikko Iwana, Gogi

Scientific name: Salvelinus leucomaenis (Pallas, 1814), Salvelinus leucomaenis japonicus (Oshima, 1938), Salvelinus leucomaenis pluvius (Hilgendorf, 1876), Salvelinus leucomaenis imbrius (Jordan and McGregor,1925) 

Nigiri sushi detail: White spotted Char (Iwana) Nigiri sushi


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