Sympatric, simultaneous, and random mating between markless trout (iwame; Oncorhynchus iwame) and red-spotted masu salmon (amago; Oncorhynchus masou ishikawae).

The markless trout (iwame, Oncorhynchus iwame) has long been suspected not to be an independent species, but rather a markless mutant form of the red-spotted masu salmon (amago, O. masou ishikawae). Nevertheless, no field study has examined this issue.