CHINA-SICHUAN-CHONGZHOU-ENDANGERED FISH SPECIES-ARTIFICIAL BREEDING (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHONGZHOU-ENDANGERED FISH SPECIES-ARTIFICIAL BREEDING (CN)

(240508) -- CHENGDU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 5, 2024 shows juveniles of Sichuan taimen, an endangered fish species listed as a national first-class protected animal, at Jiguanshan cold-water fish research base in Chongzhou, southwest China's Sichuan Province. TO GO WITH "Chinese scientists breed endangered fish species" (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

Salmon-like ray-finned fish

Salmon-like ray-finned fish

Undated file photo shows salmon-like ray-finned fish called Fucho taimen at Lake Biwa Museum in the Shiga Prefecture city of Kusatsu, western Japan.

Salmon-like ray-finned fish

Salmon-like ray-finned fish

Undated file photo shows salmon-like ray-finned fish called Fucho taimen at Lake Biwa Museum in the Shiga Prefecture city of Kusatsu, western Japan.

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.

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. (Kyodo)