Salvelinus drjagini

Salvelinus drjagini
Dryanin's charr caught by an angler
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Salmoniformes
Family:	Salmonidae
Genus:	Salvelinus
Species:	S. drjagini
Binomial name
Salvelinus drjagini Logashev, 1940

Salvelinus drjagini, also known as Dryanin's charr, is a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family. It is found in the lakes and rivers of the Taimyr Peninsula in arctic Russia. ^[1] The species is used to produce yellow coloured cavier. ^[2]

Description

Dryanin's charr can reach a recorded maximum length of 90.0 cm (35.4 inches) and up to 8.3 kg (18.3 lbs). ^[3]

The body of Dryagin's charr is covered with a few large (about 1 cm) light orange spots of usually irregular shape. ^[4] The belly and underside of the head are white or light yellow. The pelvic and anal fins are reddish-brown. During the spawning season, the body colour of the fish becomes brighter. ^[5]

References

1. Zadelenov, V.A.; Chetvertakova, E.V.; Alekseeva, E.A.; Timoshkina, O.A.; Logacheva, O.A. (11 October 2022). "Dryagin's Char Salvelinus drjagini Logaschev Sobachie Lake (Putorana Plateau)" . Rybovodstvo I Rybnoe Hozjajstvo (Fish Breeding and Fisheries) (10): 661–672. doi:10.33920/sel-09-2210-02. S2CID   253199387 . Retrieved 11 December 2023.
2. "Arctic Russia - Taymyr: The Peninsula of the Northern Winds". arctic-russia.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
3. Gladyshev, Michail I.; Makhrov, Alexander A.; Baydarov, Ilia V.; Safonova, Stanislava S.; Golod, Viktor M.; Alekseyev, Sergey S.; Glushchenko, Larisa A.; Rudchenko, Anastasia E.; Karpov, Vladimir A.; Sushchik, Nadezhda N. (January 2022). "Fatty Acid Composition and Contents of Fish of Genus Salvelinus from Natural Ecosystems and Aquaculture". Biomolecules. 12 (1): 144. doi: 10.3390/biom12010144 . ISSN   2218-273X. PMC   8774181 . PMID   35053292.
4. Zadelenov, V.A.; Chetvertakova, E.V.; Alekseeva, E.A.; Timoshkina, O.A.; Logacheva, O.A. (11 October 2022). "Dryagin's Char Salvelinus drjagini Logaschev Sobachie Lake (Putorana Plateau)". Rybovodstvo I Rybnoe Hozjajstvo (Fish Breeding and Fisheries) (10): 661–672. doi:10.33920/sel-09-2210-02. S2CID   253199387 . Retrieved 11 December 2023.
5. Dyldin, Yu. V.; Orlov, A. M.; Hanel, L.; Romanov, V. I.; Fricke, R.; Vasil’eva, E. D. (August 2023). "Ichthyofauna of the Fresh and Brackish Waters of Russia and Adjacent Areas: Annotated List with Taxonomic Comments. 2. Order Cypriniformes, Suborders Catostomoidei, Cobitoidei and Cyprinoidei". Journal of Ichthyology. 63 (4): 636–686. Bibcode:2023JIch...63..636D. doi:10.1134/S0032945223040045. S2CID   259387083 . Retrieved 11 December 2023.