Salvelinus elgyticus Viktorovsky & Glubokovsky, 1981
Small-mouth char

Family:  Salmonidae (Salmonids), subfamily: Salmoninae
Max. size:  23.8 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 114.0 g
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: known only from the ancient Lake El'gygytgyn located in the headwaters of the Enmyvaam River, Anadyr River catchment in central Chukotka, Russia.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 3-5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-10; Anal spines: 3-5; Anal soft rays: 6-9; Vertebrae: 59-64
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 November 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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