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Thymallus brevirostris  Kessler, 1879

Mongolian grayling
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Salmoniformes (Salmons) > Salmonidae (Salmonids) > Thymallinae
Etymology: Thymallus: Greek, thymallos, -ou = a kind of fish similar to salmon (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Temperate, preferred ?

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Asia: Russia and Great Lakes basin in Mongolia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 39.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 593)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-20; Anal spines: 3-4; Anal soft rays: 8 - 12

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in landlocked basins. Usually with T. arcticus, with which it possibly interbreeds (Ref. 593). Omnivore, occasionally predatory. In autumn and winter it forms large shoals at the entrance of rivers and streams into lakes (Ref. 41072).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Berg, L.S., 1962. Freshwater fishes of the U.S.S.R. and adjacent countries. volume 1, 4th edition. Israel Program for Scientific Translations Ltd, Jerusalem. (Russian version published 1948). (Ref. 593)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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