| Salvelinus taranetzi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Salmoniformes |
| Family: | Salmonidae |
| Genus: | Salvelinus |
| Species: | S. taranetzi |
| Binomial name | |
| Salvelinus taranetzi Kaganowsky, 1955 | |
Salvelinus taranetzi, also known as the Taranets char, [1] is a species of salmonid fish native to Chukotka, Northeast Russia. [2]
This char lives in glacier lakes and river basins of Chukotka, Russian Far East, where it may adapt to extremely severe conditions. [3] It may be found both in fresh and brackish waters between the Kolyma River and the Bering Sea, including the Rauchua (Bilibino District), the Chaun Bay rivers (Chaun District), Pegtymel River, Amguema River, Vankarem River and Kymyneyveem River (Iultinsky District), as well as the rivers of the Kolyuchinskaya Bay, Chegitun River, Uttyveem River and Koolenvaam River, the Saint Lawrence Bay, Mechigmen Bay, Getlyangen, Lake Achchyon, Nunyamovaam and Erguveem (Providensky District) and Seutakan, Chelkun and Ioniveyem River. Kresta Bay (Iultinsky District), the Anadyr basin (Anadyr District) and the rivers with mouths on the coast south of Anadyr. [4]
The Anadyr is a river in the far northeast of Siberia which flows into the Gulf of Anadyr of the Bering Sea and drains much of the interior of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Its basin corresponds to the Anadyrsky District of Chukotka.
Chukotka, officially the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, is the easternmost federal subject of Russia. It is an autonomous okrug situated in the Russian Far East, and shares a border with the Sakha Republic to the west, Magadan Oblast to the south-west, and Kamchatka Krai to the south, as well as a maritime border on the Bering Strait with the U.S. state of Alaska to the east. Anadyr is the largest town and the capital, and the easternmost settlement to have town status in Russia.
Lake El'gygytgyn is a lake in Anadyrsky District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in northeast Siberia, about 150 km (93 mi) southeast of Chaunskaya Bay.
The Arctic char or Arctic charr is a cold-water fish in the family Salmonidae, native to alpine lakes, as well as Arctic and subarctic coastal waters in the Holarctic.
Salvelinus is a genus of salmonid fish often called char or charr; some species are called "trout". Salvelinus is a member of the subfamily Salmoninae within the family Salmonidae. The genus has a northern circumpolar distribution, and most of its members are typically cold-water fish that primarily inhabit fresh waters. Many species also migrate to the sea.
Egvekinot is an urban locality and the administrative center of Iultinsky District in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. The population is 2,790 (2010 Census);.
Uelkal is a village (selo) in Iultinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Population: 243 (2010 Census); a slight reduction on a 2003 estimate of 258, of whom 208 were indigenous people, which itself showed a slight increase, up from 202 the previous year. The village is located approximately 100 kilometers (60 mi) away from the administrative centre of Egvekinot, at the western side of the mouth of Kresta Bay. Municipally, Uelkal is subordinated to Iultinsky Administrative District and incorporated as Uelkal Rural Settlement.
The Palyavaam is a river in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian Far East. It is 416 kilometres (258 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 12,900 square kilometres (5,000 sq mi).
Chaunsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the six in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is located on the northern shore of the autonomous okrug and borders with Iultinsky District in the northeast, Anadyrsky District in the southeast, and with Bilibinsky District in the south and west. The area of the district is 67,091 square kilometers (25,904 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Pevek. Population: 5,148 (2010 Census); 6,962 (2002 Census); 32,167 (1989 Census). The population of Pevek accounts for 80.8% of the district's total population.
Anadyrsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the six in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is located in the central and southern parts of the autonomous okrug and borders with Chaunsky District in the northwest, Iultinsky District in the north and northeast, the Gulf of Anadyr in the east, Koryak Okrug in the south, and with Bilibinsky District in the west and northwest. It also completely surrounds the territory of the town of okrug significance of Anadyr. The area of the district is 287,900 square kilometers (111,200 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Anadyr. Population: 8,161 (2021 Census); 6,935 (2010 Census); 8,007 (2002 Census); 40,475 (1989 Census).
Iultinsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the six in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the autonomous okrug and borders with the Chukchi Sea in the north, Providensky District in the east, Gulf of Anadyr in the southeast, and with Anadyrsky District in the southwest. The area of the district is 134,600 square kilometers (52,000 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality of Egvekinot. Population: 4,329 (2010 Census); 3,974 (2002 Census); 15,689 (1989 Census). The population of Egvekinot accounts for 64.4% of the district's total population.
Shmidtovsky District was an administrative district (raion) of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, which existed in 1973–2011. As a municipal division, it was, together with Iultinsky Administrative District, incorporated as Iultinsky Municipal District. It was located in the far north of the autonomous okrug and bordered with Iultinsky District in the east, Anadyrsky District in the south, and with Chaunsky District in the west. The area of the district was 70,900 square kilometers (27,400 sq mi). Its administrative center was the urban locality of Mys Shmidta. Population: 1,469 (2010 Census); 2,660 (2002 Census); 15,726 (1989 Census). The population of Mys Shmidta accounted for 33.5% of the district's total population.
Salvethymus svetovidovi, also called the long-finned charr, is a species of salmonid fish. It is endemic to Elgygytgyn Lake in Chukotka, Far East of Russia, together with another species, the small-mouth char Salvelinus elgyticus. A third char species in the same lake is Salvelinusboganidae, the Boganid char.
Salvelinus elgyticus is a species of fish in the salmon family, Salmonidae. It is a member of genus Salvelinus, the chars. It is known commonly as the small-mouth char. It is endemic to Lake El'gygytgyn in eastern Siberia in Russia.
The Chukotka Mountains or Chukotka Upland(Чукотская горная страна) is a mountainous area in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.
The Anadyr Highlands are a mountainous area in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.
The Anadyr Lowlands are a low alluvial plain located in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.
Lake Ioni, also known as Yonai, is a large freshwater lake in Chukotsky District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It has an area of 27.8 km2 (10.7 sq mi). Currently there are no permanent settlements on the shores of the lake, but there are remains of Stone Age dwellings. Reindeer herders occasionally visit the area, as well as fishermen. The nearest inhabited place is Lorino, located 102 km (63 mi) away.
Salvelinus boganidae is a species of bony fish in the family Salmonidae. The fish is endemic to Russia. It is found only in Katanga Lake, the Piasina River Basin in the Taimyr Peninsula and in the Anadyr River Basin in the Chukchi Peninsula. The fish grows up to 46.5 cm long.
Pychgynmygytgyn is a freshwater lake in Providensky District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian Federation. It has an area of 13.1 km2 (5.1 sq mi).
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| Trout of Europe and Atlantic basin Salmo |    | |
| Trout of the Pacific basin Oncorhynchus | ||
| True char Salvelinus | ||
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