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

(See list of species below)


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14 species (see list below)

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Photo by Keeley, E.R.

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

Photo by Keeley, E.R.
 
Thymallus arcticus
[Arctic grayling]

Photo by Dresler, B.

Asia
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Thymallus baicalensis Dybowski, 1874

Photo by Dresler, B.
 
Thymallus baicalensis
[Baikal black grayling]
No picture found
Asia
 
Thymallus brevipinnis
[]

Photo by Schöffmann, J.

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

Photo by Schöffmann, J.
 
Thymallus brevirostris
[Mongolian grayling]
No picture found
Asia
 
Thymallus burejensis
[]

Photo by Knizhin, I.

Asia

Thymallus flavomaculatus Knizhin, Antonov & Weiss, 2006

Photo by Knizhin, I.
 
Thymallus flavomaculatus
[Yellow-spotted grayling]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Thymallus grubii
[Amur grayling]

Photo by Dresler, B.

Europe

Thymallus mertensii Valenciennes, 1848

Photo by Dresler, B.
 
Thymallus mertensii
[]

Photo by Reddish, P.E.

Asia
Max. Length 30.6 cm TL
Thymallus nigrescens Dorogostaisky, 1923

Photo by Reddish, P.E.
 
Thymallus nigrescens
[Kosogol grayling]

Photo by Dresler, B.

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

Photo by Dresler, B.
 
Thymallus pallasii
[East Siberian grayling]

Photo by Ratschan, C.

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

Photo by Ratschan, C.
 
Thymallus svetovidovi
[Upper Yenisei grayling]

Photo by Svensen, R.

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

Photo by Svensen, R.
 
Thymallus thymallus
[Grayling]

Photo by Knizhin, I.

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

Photo by Knizhin, I.
 
Thymallus tugarinae
[lower Amur grayling]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Thymallus yaluensis
[]
14 Species of Family Salmonidae with Genus Thymallus
(Salmonids)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1776 Thymallus arcticus Arctic grayling North America 76 TL
1874 Thymallus baicalensis Baikal black grayling Asia 35 TL
1931 Thymallus brevipinnis Asia
1879 Thymallus brevirostris Mongolian grayling Asia 39 TL
2004 Thymallus burejensis Asia
2006 Thymallus flavomaculatus Yellow-spotted grayling Asia
1869 Thymallus grubii Amur grayling Asia 30 TL
1848 Thymallus mertensii Europe
1923 Thymallus nigrescens Kosogol grayling Asia 30.6 TL
1848 Thymallus pallasii East Siberian grayling Asia 44 TL
2009 Thymallus svetovidovi Upper Yenisei grayling Asia 39.6 SL
1758 Thymallus thymallus Grayling Europe 60 TL
2007 Thymallus tugarinae lower Amur grayling Asia 25.5 SL
1928 Thymallus yaluensis Asia 20 TL



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