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Thymallus arcticus (Pallas, 1776)

Arctic grayling
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Common names: American grayling, Arctic grayling, Arctic grayling
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Regulations: restricted | Ref: Fisheries Branch, 1994
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Ranges from northern Canada and British Columbia to Quebec (Ref. 52559). Once used by eskimos and indians as alternative dog and human food when trout and whitefishes were scarce. One of the most important game fishes in northern Canada (Ref. 27547). Also Ref. 3221, 119194, 118443.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Ombre arctique, Tímalo ártico, شِفْش قُطبي, ... more

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinônimos | Catalog of Fishes(Gênero, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Salmoniformes (Salmons) > Salmonidae (Salmonids) > Thymallinae
Etymology: Thymallus: Greek, thymallos, -ou = a kind of fish similar to salmon (Ref. 45335);  arcticus: arcticus meaning of the arctic (Ref. 1998).
  More on author: Pallas.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; Água doce bentopelágico; intervalo de profundidade 30 - ? m (Ref. 5723).   Temperate; 71°N - 44°N

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