Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae Salmonids
Subfamily: Thymallinae
Genus: Thymallus

(See list of species below)



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14 species
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Photo by Keeley, E.R.

North America
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Thymallus arcticus (Pallas, 1776)

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Thymallus arcticus
[Arctic grayling]

Photo by Dresler, B.

Asia
Max. Length 38.2 cm TL
Thymallus baicalensis Dybowski, 1874

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Thymallus baicalensis
[Baikal black grayling]
No picture found


 
Thymallus brevipinnis
[]

Photo by Schöffmann, J.

Asia
Max. Length 39 cm TL
Thymallus brevirostris Kessler, 1879

Photo by Photo by Schöffmann, J.
 
Thymallus brevirostris
[Mongolian grayling]

Photo by Antonov, A.L.

Asia

Thymallus burejensis Antonov, 2004

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Thymallus burejensis
[]

Photo by Knizhin, I.

Asia

Thymallus flavomaculatus Knizhin, Antonov & Weiss, 2006

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Thymallus flavomaculatus
[Yellow-spotted grayling]
No picture found

Max. Length 31.3 cm TL

 
Thymallus grubii
[Amur grayling]

Photo by Dresler, B.

Europe

Thymallus mertensii Valenciennes, 1848

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Thymallus mertensii
[]

Photo by Reddish, P.E.

Asia
Max. Length 48.4 cm TL
Thymallus nigrescens Dorogostaisky, 1923

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Thymallus nigrescens
[Kosogol grayling]

Photo by Dresler, B.

Asia
Max. Length 44 cm TL
Thymallus pallasii Valenciennes, 1848

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Thymallus pallasii
[East Siberian grayling]

Photo by Ratschan, C.

Asia
Max. Length 39.6 cm SL
Thymallus svetovidovi Knizhin & Weiss, 2009

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Thymallus svetovidovi
[Upper Yenisei grayling]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Europe
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Thymallus thymallus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Thymallus thymallus
[Grayling]

Photo by Knizhin, I.

Asia
Max. Length 25.5 cm SL
Thymallus tugarinae Knizhin, Antonov, Safronov & Weiss, 2007

Photo by Photo by Knizhin, I.
 
Thymallus tugarinae
[lower Amur grayling]
No picture found

Max. Length 20 cm TL

 
Thymallus yaluensis
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Thymallus arcticus Arctic grayling North America 76 TL 1776
Thymallus baicalensis Baikal black grayling Asia 38.2 TL 1874
Thymallus brevipinnis Asia 1931
Thymallus brevirostris Mongolian grayling Asia 39 TL 1879
Thymallus burejensis Asia 2004
Thymallus flavomaculatus Yellow-spotted grayling Asia 2006
Thymallus grubii Amur grayling Asia 31.3 TL 1869
Thymallus mertensii Europe 1848
Thymallus nigrescens Kosogol grayling Asia 48.4 TL 1923
Thymallus pallasii East Siberian grayling Asia 44 TL 1848
Thymallus svetovidovi Upper Yenisei grayling Asia 39.6 SL 2009
Thymallus thymallus Grayling Europe 60 TL 1758
Thymallus tugarinae lower Amur grayling Asia 25.5 SL 2007
Thymallus yaluensis Asia 20 TL 1928



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