Kamchatka grayling explained

The Kamchatka grayling^[1] (Thymallus mertensii) is a grayling in the salmon family Salmonidae. The fish grows up to 50cm (20inches). It is found in freshwater habitats of the Russian Far East, including the Kamchatka Peninsula, eastern part of Magadan Oblast and northwards to the southern Chukchi Peninsula.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Description

Kamchatka grayling has a typically very long and high back fin, big head and mouth. Its body is covered with large and firmly set scales. The species has monotonous color which gets darker with age.^[6]

Grayling can reach 50 cm (20”) of length, 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) of weight, and the age of 18 years. The average size of the fish is 30-42 cm (12-17”) of length and .6 kg (1.3 lb). Kamchatka grayling becomes mature in 5-9 years old. The spawning season is usually from the late June to the mid of September.^[7]

See also

• List of freshwater fish of Russia

External links

• Камчатка. Нахлыст. Хариус на Гольцовке. Kamchatka Grayling.
• kamchatka-fishing.ru - Kamchatka grayling (Thumallus arcticus mertensii, Rus. - Kharius)

Notes and References

1. https://escholarship.org/content/qt2sh9g2xn/qt2sh9g2xn_noSplash_e7325377b82fa8c622573dda11938c62.pdf Complete mitochondrial genome of the Kamchatka grayling Thymallus mertensii (Salmoniformes, Salmonidae)
2. Web site: Thymallus mertensii. www.fishbase.se.
3. https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Variability-in-the-dorsal-fin-in-some-subarctic-grayling-species-Figs-1-4-see-Antonov_fig1_320717215 Yury Valentinovich Dyldin. A review of the genus Thymallus
4. Fedorov, V.V., I.A. Chereshnev, M.V. Nazarkin, A.V. Shestakov and V.V. Volobuev (2003) Catalog of marine and freshwater fishes of the northern part of the Sea of Okhotsk, Vladivostok: Dalnauka, 2003. 204 p.
5. https://eurekamag.com/research/037/225/037225326.php Skopets, M.B.; Prokopev. N.M. Biological peculiarities of the Arctic grayling subspecies from the north east Asia 1 Kamchatka grayling Thymallus arcticus mertensi Voprosy Ichtiologii 30(4): 564-576 1990
6. McFarland . Jason J. . Wipfli . Mark S. . Whitman . Matthew S. . Trophic pathways supporting Arctic grayling in a small stream on the Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska . Ecology of Freshwater Fish . January 2018 . 27 . 1 . 184–197 . 10.1111/eff.12336 . 30 November 2023 . en . 0906-6691. 11122/5752 . free .
7. Knizhin . I. B. . Kirillov . A. F. . Weiss . S. J. . On the diversity and taxonomic status of graylings (Thymallus Thymallidae) from the Lena River . Journal of Ichthyology . 1 April 2006 . 46 . 3 . 234–246 . 10.1134/S0032945206030039 . 30 November 2023 . en . 1555-6425.