Thymallus nigrescens

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Thymallus nigrescens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Thymallus
Species:
T. nigrescens
Binomial name
Thymallus nigrescens
Dorogostaisky, 1923 [2]

Thymallus nigrescens, also known as the Hovsgol grayling, is a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family. It is endemic to the Mongolian Lake Khovsgol where they usually live near or on the bottom of the lake. [3]

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Description

Hovsgol grayling can reach a recorded maximum length of 48.4 cm (19.1 in) while the average size varies between 17 and 20 cm (6.5 and 8 in). [4] The species are omnivorous and mainly feed on plankton. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Reference Summary - IUCN, 2022". fishbase.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Dorogostaiskaya, E. V.; Forest, Herman S. (1 January 1985). "Vitaliyi Cheslavovich Dorogostaisky: A Pioneer Investigator of the Flora and Fauna of Lake Baikal" . Journal of Great Lakes Research. 11 (4): 512–519. doi:10.1016/S0380-1330(85)71795-9. ISSN   0380-1330 . Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Tsogtsaikhan, P.; Mendsaikhan, B.; Jargalmaa, G.; Ganzorig, B.; Weidel, B. C.; Filosa, C. M.; Free, C. M.; Young, T.; Jensen, O. P. (February 2017). "Age and growth comparisons of Hovsgol grayling (Thymallus nigrescens Dorogostaisky, 1923), Baikal grayling (T. baicalensis Dybowski, 1874), and lenok (Brachymystax lenok Pallas, 1773) in lentic and lotic habitats of Northern Mongolia". Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 33 (1): 108–115. doi: 10.1111/jai.13247 . Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Olson, Kirk W.; Krabbenhoft, Trevor J.; Hrabik, Thomas R.; Mendsaikhan, Bud; Jensen, Olaf P. (July 2019). "Pelagic–littoral resource polymorphism in Hovsgol grayling Thymallus nigrescens from Lake Hovsgol, Mongolia" . Ecology of Freshwater Fish. 28 (3): 411–423. doi:10.1111/eff.12464. ISSN   0906-6691 . Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "FISH AND FISHERIES AT HIGHER ALTITUDES: ASIA - TECHNICAL PAPER NO. 385". www.fao.org. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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