We report the current status of Taimen (Hucho taimen) population in Wusuli River of China. The amount of catch per year was only 1 800 - 5 400 individuals ranging from 2-15 years old during 1998-2002. Of all the captured, individuals with sexual maturity were up to 30%-70% (female maturity at 5 years old and male 6 years old). Sex ratio varied greatly among different localities. Its breeding population mainly consisted of males aged 5-10 years and females aged 8-13 years’old, which spawned in May each year.Females breed once with about 4 000 - 23 000 eggs produced every 2-3 years. Taimen grows fast and average growth rate is about 10 cm per year prior to 10 years’s old, which corresponded with von Bertelanffy’s equation calculated as L t=246 41[1-e -0 0407(t-0 4625) ] and W t= 174 075 72 [1-e -0 0407(t-0 4622) ] 2 9537 , and the relationship between body length and weight was W=0 015018L u 2020 .
