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Prefectural Natural Monument
Fish
Musashi-tomiyo (Saitama stickleback)
The Musashi-tomiyo is a stickleback found only in the Moto-Arakawa River in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, and depends on clean spring water. It lives among water plants and builds nests in the breeding season. With a very limited range, it is a seriously endangered freshwater fish under protection.
- Group
- Fish
- Prefectures
- Saitama
- 日本語
- ムサシトミヨ
- 简体中文
- 武藏刺鱼
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The Musashi-tomiyo (Saitama stickleback) is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Saitama.
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