Navaga (Eleginus nawaga)

Scientific name: Eleginus nawaga Walbaum, 1792

Navaga (Eleginus nawaga)

The Navaga (Eleginus nawaga) is a freshwater fish of the family Gadidae. Native range: Arctic, White, Barents and Kara seas and from the Kola Bay to the Ob inlet.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Lateral line continuous to about the origin of the second dorsal fin. Head with no lateral line pores. Expanded parapophyses swollen and hollow, beginning on about vertebral centrum 5, containing outpouchings of the swim bladder. Brownish dorsally, becoming paler ventrally; with small dark blotches.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Eleginus nawaga
Family
Gadidae (Cods and haddocks)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
42.0
Depth range
10 m (33 ft)
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous; depth range 10 - ? m
Climate
Polar
Distribution
Arctic: White, Barents and Kara seas and from the Kola Bay to the Ob inlet.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=3-4; Fec=20,000)

Sources

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

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