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Thymallus baicalensis Dybowski, 1874 Baikal black grayling |
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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 | |||