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💧 Freshwater 🌡️ Boreal

Baikal black grayling

Thymallus baicalensis Dybowski, 1874
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Max Length
38.2 cm
Max Weight
1.2 kg
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.5
Depth
-
Climate
Boreal
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
30.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Stays mainly in shallow water with stony bottoms. Feeds on larval caddis flies and stone flies, Amphipoda, eggs of sculpin (Cottus) and lenok .

Scientific Name
Thymallus baicalensis
Authority
Dybowski, 1874
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Boreal
Max Length
38.2 cm
Max Weight
1.2 kg
Trophic Level
3.5
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
30.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Baikal black grayling is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Baikal black grayling is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Baikal black grayling is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Baikal black grayling is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Boreal

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
3.5±0.47
Food Items

larval caddis flies and stone flies, Amphipoda, eggs of sculpin (Cottus) and lenok (Ref

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00501 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
38.2cm
Max Weight
1,200g

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
30.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Climate Zone
Boreal
Described By
Dybowski, 1874

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