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Prefectural Natural Monument
Fish
Lake Shikaribetsu Dolly Varden Habitat
然別湖のオショロコマ生息地 · Shikaribetsukonooshorokomaseisokuchi
- Designated by
- Prefectural / Natural Monument
- Designation type
- Habitat / breeding site
- Designated on
- December 18, 1968
- Location
- 北海道河東郡鹿追町・上士幌町
- Prefectures
- Hokkaido
- Scientific name
- Salvelinus malma miyabei
About the Miyabe Char
A char living in Lake Shikaribetsu in Hokkaido, regarded as a lake-dwelling form of the Dolly Varden. Isolated in the lake, it has followed its own evolutionary path. The lake is protected as the habitat of this cold-water fish.
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Approximate location of the designated site (municipality centre).
Frequently asked questions
The designated site is in 北海道河東郡鹿追町・上士幌町.
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