Itasenpara, a freshwater fish that is on the verge of extinction in the Yodo River basin, is on display at the ward general government building in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City. Ten shimmering silver and pink creatures swim around in the aquarium at the Kyoto Biodiversity Center in the same government building. It was bred by the Osaka Prefectural Research Institute for the Environment, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and is on display as part of a collaboration agreement with the center. With the aim of returning the animals to the wild in the future, the first step is to make the public aware of their beautiful appearance.

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