Reappearing extinct salmon species 70 years ago

Science professor Tetsuji Nakabo of Kyoto University said on December 15 that Japanese salmon, thought to be extinct 70 years ago, still exists in a lake near Mount Fuji.

Salmon.(Artwork: internet)

Appearing with an inner pot containing a Japanese salmon at a TV interview, Professor Tetsuji Nakabo said there was enough fish to ensure that the species survived in Central Saiko Lake. Japan.

Japanese government documents listed this freshwater salmon as an extinct list. The government said it would verify the discovery of Professor Tetsuji Nakabo.

This first fish only exists in a lake in the northern province of Akita. They were extinct in 1940 after a hydroelectric project made high acidic river water flood into the lake.

Before this species became extinct, it was thought that some 100,000 eggs had somehow moved to Lake Saiko. However, this fish is still thought to have disappeared.