Japanese Fish Thought Extinct for 70 Year Found Alive

Akita : Japan | Dec 15, 2010 at 12:40 PM PST

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A Japanese science professor has announced that he has found a Japanese salmon fish species thought to be extinct 70 years ago, alive and thriving in a Lake near Mount Fiji.

The species known as the "black kokanee" was thought to have died back in 1940 when its native lake in northern Akita became acidic due to a hydroelectric project. But now the science professor along with his team of researchers have claimed to have found the salmon alive and well in Lake Saiko.

The professor posed along with the salmon for pictures to make his claim valid. The species is also called "kunimasu" in Japanese and can grow to a lenght on 1 foot. It is dark olive in colour and has black spots on its body.

An official at the Environment Ministry said that the claim of the existence of the fish will be further investigated before the fish is removed from the list of extinct species.

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Japanese Fish Thought Extinct for 70 Year Found Alive

In this undated photo released by Kyoto University via Kyodo News, a specimen of endangered Japanese salmon species is on display. A science professor says a Japanese salmon species thought to have gone extinct 70 years ago lives in a lake near Mount Fuji. (AP Photo/Kyoto University via Kyodo News)

RaulDeSouza is based in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, and is a Reporter for Allvoices.

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