| Brachymystax lenok | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Salmoniformes |
| Family: | Salmonidae |
| Subfamily: | Salmoninae |
| Genus: | Brachymystax |
| Species: | B. laticeps |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachymystax lenok Pallas, 1773[1] |
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Brachymystax lenok is a salmonid fish distributed throughout Siberia, Korea and North China. It is an economically important fish species but now on the verge of extinction due to overexploitation and environmental pollution.