Lower Amur grayling (Thymallus tugarinae)

Scientific name: Thymallus tugarinae Knizhin, Antonov, Safronov & Weiss, 2007

Lower Amur grayling (Thymallus tugarinae)

The Lower Amur grayling (Thymallus tugarinae) is a freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae. Native range: Europe, Russia, Lower Amur River Basin.

Biology

Vertebrae: 49 - 55. The species is characterized by the following: Pored lateral line scales 75-91; unbranched rays in first dorsal fin 8-12, in second dorsal fin 13-17, total dorsal fin rays 23-26; number of vertebrae excluding urostyle 49-55; pyloric caeca 11-20; a wide red to maroon edging with the width 5-6 mm is seen along the upper margin of the dorsal fin, broadening towards the posterior end of the fin (in large males it may be 10 mm in width or more); below it, parallel with the edging, there are 4-5 rows (bands) of same-color spots; the upper row is slightly separated from the edging and the bands below, and consists of the largest, slightly horizontally elongated oval spots; the lowest row of the spots, adjoined to the fin base, is weakly pronounced; bright orange sinuous stripes between the scale rows going along the body.; upper jaw overlaps with the anterior margin of the eye; length of dorsal fin base is from 25.3 to 33.3% SL; body significantly compressed laterally

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Thymallus tugarinae
Family
Salmonidae (Salmonids)
Order
Salmoniformes (Salmons)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
25.5
Environment
Freshwater; pelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Europe: Russia, Lower Amur River Basin.
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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