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Prefectural Natural Monument
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Gogi (Western Honshu char)
Salvelinus leucomaenis imbrius
A char of mountain streams in the Chugoku region, characterized by white spots that extend onto the top of its head. It is known as a western Japanese group of iwana, and its habitat in Saijo-cho, Shobara, Hiroshima, is designated a Natural Monument of Hiroshima Prefecture. It is protected together with its clear-stream environment.
- Scientific name
- Salvelinus leucomaenis imbrius
- Group
- Fish
- Prefectures
- Hiroshima
- 日本語
- ゴギ
- 简体中文
- 中国地区红点鲑（ゴギ）
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The Gogi (Western Honshu char) is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Hiroshima.
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