Brachymystax lenok
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| Brachymystax lenok | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| 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] | |
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 over exploitation and environmental pollution. This species grows to a length of 70 centimetres (28 in) TL.
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Brachymystax lenok" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
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