Lenok
📖 Overview
A slow-growing fish which inhabits rivers. A cold water fish and never goes to the ocean; finds deep cold waters during summer; can be found under the ice in late fall and winter . Adults feed on larval and adult insects, amphipods, small fish, frogs, mice and salmon spawn . During spawning the body turns to a dark red and the dorsal and pectoral fins change to a rainbow of colors .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Lenok is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Lenok is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Lenok is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous . Temperate
🌿 Ecology
larval and adult insects, amphipods, small fish, frogs, mice and salmon spawn (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
"Lenok is an edible species."
- Clear, bright eyes — cloudy eyes indicate age
- Firm flesh that springs back when pressed
- Fresh ocean smell, never strong or ammonia-like
- Bright red or pink gills, not grey or brown
- Shiny, moist skin with scales tightly attached
- Cloudy or sunken eyes
- Strong fishy or ammonia odour
- Soft, mushy flesh that doesn't spring back
- Discoloured or dry flesh
⚡ Nutrition
Detailed nutritional data for Lenok is currently being compiled from USDA FoodData Central.
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for Lenok has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.
🌿 Sustainability
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Lenok · Sharp-snouted Lenok |
| 🌍CES | lenok sibiřský |
| 🇩🇪German | Spitznasen-Lenok |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | Lenokki |
| 🇰🇷Korean | 시베리아열목어 · 열목어 |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Ленок |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Lenok de hocico afilado |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 細鱗鮭 · 细鳞鲑 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brachymystax coregonoides | Pallas | 1814 | Synonym |
| Brachymystax lenok tsinlingensis | Li | 1966 | Synonym |
| Brachymystax lenox | Pallas | 1773 | Synonym |
| Brachymystax lenox swetowidowi | Kirillov | 1962 | Synonym |
| Salmo coregonoides | Pallas | 1814 | Synonym |
| Salmo lenok | Pallas | 1773 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .
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