Thymallus brevipinnis

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Thymallus brevipinnis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Thymallus
Species:
T. brevipinnis
Binomial name
Thymallus brevipinnis
Svetovidov, 1931
Synonyms

Thymallus arcticus brevipinnisSvetovidov, 1931

Thymallus brevipinnis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Thymallinae, the graylings, part of the family Salmonidae. This species is endemic to Lake Baikal in Siberia where it is benthopelagic. [1] Some workers regard this taxon as a junior synonym of Thymallus baicalensis . [2]

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Thymallus brevipinnis" in FishBase . August 2022 version.
  2. Knizhin, Igor; Weiss, Steven; and Susnik Bajec, Simona (2006). "Graylings of Baikal Lake basin (Thymallus , Thymallidae): Diversity of forms and their taxonomic status". Journal of Ichthyology. 46 (6): 418–435. doi:10.1134/S0032945206060026.