The masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou), also known as masu (Japanese: マス, lit. 'trout') or cherry trout (桜鱒 サクラマス, sakura masu) in Japan, is a species of salmon belonging to the genus Oncorhynchus, found in the North Pacific along Northeast/East Asian coasts from the Russian Far East (Primorsky, Kamchatka Peninsula, Sakhalin and Kuril Islands) to south through Korea, Japan and Taiwan. On average, this salmon prefers a temperate climate around the latitude of 65-58°N, and in the sea, it prefers a depth of 0–200 m (0–656 ft).