Sakhalin taimen fish in danger of extinction, research shows

Sakhalin taimen fish in danger of extinction, research shows

TOKYO, Japan - Concern is growing that the Sakhalin taimen (in file photo), a salmonid fish inhabiting Hokkaido and the Russian Far East, will become extinct, research by a group of U.S. and Russian experts showed. The group estimates the population of the rare giant fish in major habitats in Russia has decreased by 98-99 percent during the past 30 to 40 years.

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