Baikal black grayling (Thymallus baicalensis)

Scientific name: Thymallus baicalensis Dybowski, 1874

Baikal black grayling (Thymallus baicalensis)

The Baikal black grayling (Thymallus baicalensis) is a freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae. Native range: Europe and Asia, Nizhnyaya Angara River and entire Lake Baikal; Selenga and other tributaries of Baikal.

Biology

Stays mainly in shallow water with stony bottoms. Feeds on larval caddis flies and stone flies, Amphipoda, eggs of sculpin (Cottus) and lenok.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Thymallus baicalensis
Family
Salmonidae (Salmonids)
Order
Salmoniformes (Salmons)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
35.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Boreal
Distribution
Europe and Asia: Nizhnyaya Angara River and entire Lake Baikal; Selenga and other tributaries of Baikal.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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