Biology:Nelma
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Salmoniformes |
| Family: | Salmonidae |
| Genus: | Stenodus |
| Species: | S. nelma
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| Stenodus nelma (Pallas, 1773)
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Stenodus nelma, known alternatively as the nelma, sheefish, siifish, inconnu or connie, is a commercial species of freshwater whitefish in the family Salmonidae. It is widespread in the Arctic rivers from the Kola Peninsula (White Sea basin) eastward across Siberia to the Anadyr River and also in the North American basins of the Yukon River and Mackenzie River.[3][4][5][6]
Appearance and lifestyle
Stenodus nelma is an anadromous fish, up to 150 centimetres (59 in) in length.[6] The fish has a large mouth with a protruding lower jaw and a high and pointed dorsal fin. It is generally silver in color with a green, blue or brown back. The meat is white, flaky and somewhat oily. An adult fish weighs up to 27 kilograms (60 lb).[7]
The fish eat plankton for their first year of life and then become predators of smaller fish. They live in lakes and rivers and in the brackish water at the outlets of rivers into the ocean. They may migrate more than 1,600 kilometres (1,000 mi) to their upriver spawning grounds, but some populations spend their entire life in fresh water and do not migrate.[7]
Systematics
Stenodus nelma has previously been considered a subspecies of Stenodus leucichthys (S. leucichthys nelma). The typical Stenodus leucichthys (beloribitsa) is a landlocked Eurasian species restricted to the Caspian Sea basin, and now extinct in the wild.[8][9]
References
- ↑ Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Stenodus nelma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T135545A4141935. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135545A4141935.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/135545/4141935. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ Kottelat, M. & Freyhof, J. (2008) 2011. Stenodus nelma. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2019-1
- ↑ Kottelat, M.; Freyhof, J. (2007). Handbook of European Freshwater Fishes. ISBN 978-2-8399-0298-4.
- ↑ Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Stenodus nelma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T135545A4141935. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135545A4141935.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/135545/4141935.
- ↑ Eschmeyer F. Catalog of Fishes (Search: Stenodus (species)) California Academy of Sciences. (15 March 2012 version)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Stenodus nelma" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 dfg.webmaster@alaska.gov. "Sheefish Species Profile, Alaska Department of Fish and Game" (in en). https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=sheefish.main.
- ↑ Belyaeva, E. S.. "Stenodus leucichthys leucichthys". caspianenvironment.org. Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. https://archive.today/20130703230630/http://www.caspianenvironment.org/biodb/eng/fishes/Stenodus%20leucichthys%20leucichthys/main.htm.
- ↑ Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Stenodus leucichthys". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T20745A9229071. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T20745A9229071.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20745/9229071.
External links
- "Mackenzie River Ecosystem: A Dynamic Delta: Inconnu: The "Unknown" Fish" GreatCanadianRivers.com
- Stenodus leucichthys nelma Illustration by N.N. Kondrakov. NOAA Photo Library.
Wikidata ☰ Q1089398 entry
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