Scientist says he found Japan fish thought extinct

[JonLP24]

TOKYO – A Japanese salmon species thought to be extinct for 70 years is alive and well in a lake near Mount Fuji, a science professor said Wednesday.

The black kokanee, or "kunimasu" in Japanese, was thought to have died out in 1940, when a hydroelectric project made its native lake in northern Akita Prefecture more acidic.

Before then, 100,000 eggs were reportedly transported to Lake Saiko but the species was still thought to have died off.

But Tetsuji Nakabo, a professor at Kyoto University, said his team of researchers found the species in Lake Saiko, about 310 miles (500 kilometers) south of the native lake.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/as_japan_extinct_fish_found

[derby378]

1. How does it taste?

:hide:

I kid, naturally. I hope they can preserve the fish and increase its numbers. Great find.

[Tansy_Gold]

2. Now if only someone could find evidence of the thought-to-be-extinct

Democratus backbonius. . . . .

[flvegan]

3. LOL!

[HereSince1628]

5. democrats are vermiform

characterized by a lack of spine and a humiliating sinusoidal creeping motion originating on the ventral surface.

[Poll_Blind]

4. A new delicacy!

:sarcasm:

PB

[petronius]

6. Probably not a big surprise to local fisherman. If they were transplanted 70 years ago, I'm

sure locals have been catching (and probably eating) them for, oh, about 69.9 year...