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Inconnu

Stenodus leucichthys (Güldenstädt, 1772)

Status not recordedbony fish

The inconnu (Stenodus leucichthys) is a species in the family Salmonidae, order Salmoniformes.

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Quick facts about the inconnu

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the inconnu live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the inconnu as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Latvia

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the inconnu endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the inconnu classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSalmoniformes
  5. familySalmonidae
  6. genusStenodus
  7. SpeciesStenodus leucichthys (Güldenstädt, 1772)

Synonyms Salmo leucichthys, Salmo mackenzii, Stenodus leucichthys leucichthys, Stenodus leucichthys mackenzii, Stenodus mackenzii

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • BeloribitsaEnglish
  • BelorybitsaEnglish
  • Caspian inconnuEnglish
  • SheefishEnglish
  • Ağ qızılbalıqAzerbaijani
  • 長頜北鮭Chinese
  • nelma obecnáCzech
  • HvidlaksDanish
  • WeißlachsGerman
  • Salmon BlancoSpanish
  • Kaspia valgesiigEstonian
  • Mahi ZibaPersian
  • kaspiannelmaFinnish
  • Stenode blancFrench
  • ShryuhGwichʼin
  • SiiInuktitut
  • SiigruaqInupiaq
  • АқбалықKazakh
  • BialorybicaPolish
  • БелорыбицаRussian
  • SiklaxSwedish
  • БілорибицяUkrainian
  • Sigaqroot
  • 白北鮭Chinese
  • 长颌北鲑Chinese
  • آزادماهی ولگاPersian
  • Azad Mahi VolgaPersian
  • Safid MahiPersian
  • sténode blancFrench
  • SiInuktitut
  • Si-airryukInuktitut
  • SierakInuktitut
  • TeirarkInuktitut
  • TiktalerkInuktitut
  • białorybicaPolish
  • VitlaxSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the inconnu

Other species in the same genus Stenodus.

Nelma

Stenodus nelma

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CompareInconnu vs Nelma

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the inconnu an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the inconnu as introduced in 1 country: Latvia, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the inconnu?

The inconnu (Stenodus leucichthys) belongs to the family Salmonidae in the order Salmoniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Inconnu (Stenodus leucichthys). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/inconnu

MLA

“Inconnu (Stenodus leucichthys).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/inconnu.

BibTeX
@misc{inconnu_2026,
  title = {Inconnu (Stenodus leucichthys)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/inconnu},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}