Lenok
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Brachymystax lenok | |
The lenoks or Asiatic trouts are a genus, Brachymystax, of salmonid fishes. It contains three species living in Mongolia, Siberia, the far East of Russia, and Northern Korea.[2][3]
Appearance
Lenoks can be sharp-nosed or blunt-nosed. Populations of blunt-nosed Lenoks are generally found in different areas than populations of sharp-nosed Lenoks.[4] They typically grow to about 20 inches.[5] They are relatively round in shape, and speckled with dark brown spots.[6] They usually weigh up to 15 kilos.[7] Their ventraks 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.[9]
Habitat
Lenoks tend to live in rivers of any sort,[10] but usually upstream, where the water is colder.[11]
History
During the glacial epoch, Lenoks were landlocked inland of the Korean peninsula.[12]
References
- ^ "Brachymystax". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ http://www.springerlink.com/content/p255748k26u68tu2/
- ^ http://www.cherrytrout.com/fish.html
- ^ http://www.springerlink.com/content/p255748k26u68tu2/
- ^ http://thewebsiteofeverything.com/animals/fish/Salmoniformes/Salmonidae/Brachymystax-savinovi
- ^ http://www.ibextours.com/Eng/exclusive_salmon.htm
- ^ http://www.ibextours.com/Eng/exclusive_salmon.htm
- ^ General zoology, or Systematic natural history, Volume 5, Part 1 By George Shaw, James Francis Stephens
- ^ http://www.cherrytrout.com/fish.html
- ^ http://www.gofishn.com/content/russia
- ^ http://www.cherrytrout.com/fish.html
- ^ http://www.cherrytrout.com/fish.html
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2010). Species of Brachymystax in FishBase. February 2010 version.
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