Freshwater Fish Species in Lake Biwa [Kyoto Prefecture, Japan]

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Fish Species in Lake Biwa Largest freshwater lake in Japan; about 4 million years old; about 674 km3 volume of water; 11 endemic fish species
[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=3]
Species	Family	Habitat	Length (cm)	Trophic level	Status

Lepomis macrochirus

Centrarchidae

benthopelagic

41 TL

3.3

introduced

Micropterus salmoides

Centrarchidae

benthopelagic

97 TL

3.8

introduced

Sarcocheilichthys variegatus microoculus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

30 TL

3.0

native

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Page generated June 30, 2003 from Fishbase.org. Page created by: Jen, 15.11.01, last modified by Jen, 20.09.02.