Thymallus baicalensis Dybowski, 1874
Baikal black grayling
Thymallus baicalensis
photo by Dresler, B.

Family:  Salmonidae (Salmonids), subfamily: Thymallinae
Max. size:  38.2 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1,200.0 g
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Nizhnyaya Angara River and entire Lake Baikal; Selenga and other tributaries of Baikal.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Stays mainly in shallow water with stony bottoms. Feeds on larval caddis flies and stone flies, Amphipoda, eggs of sculpin (Cottus) and lenok (Ref. 593).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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