イトウ
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Meanings
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Japanese huchen; Sakhalin taimen
usually written using kana alone
A large freshwater fish native to Hokkaido and Sakhalin; critically endangered. Often written in katakana as イトウ.
The Japanese huchen inhabits only some rivers in Hokkaido.
Anglers call the Japanese huchen a 'phantom fish'.