| Lenoks Temporal range: Miocene–Recent |
|
|---|---|
| Brachymystax lenok | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Salmoniformes |
| Family: | Salmonidae |
| Subfamily: | Salmoninae |
| Genus: | Brachymystax Günther, 1866 [1] |
| Species | |
|
Brachymystax lenok |
|
Lenoks (otherwise known as Asiatic trout or Manchurian trout)[2] are a genus, Brachymystax, of salmonid fishes. It contains three species living in Mongolia, Siberia, the far East of Russia, Northern China, the Sea of Japan[3] and South Korea.[2][4][5]
Contents |
Lenoks can belong to the sharp-nosed or blunt-nosed form. Populations of blunt-nosed lenoks are generally found in different areas than populations of sharp-nosed lenoks.[4] Brachymystax savinovi typically grow to about 20 inches (510 mm).[6] They are relatively round in shape, and speckled with dark brown spots.[2][7] They usually weigh up to 15 kilograms (33 lb).[7] Their ventrals are usually colored a reddish hue, and their pectoral fins yellowish.[8]
Lenoks in Korea are now on the verge of extinction due to deforestation.[5]
Lenoks tend to live in rivers of any sort,[9] but usually upstream, where the water is colder.[5]
During the glacial epoch, lenoks were landlocked inland of the Korean peninsula.[5]