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Kamchatka grayling

Thymallus mertensii Valenciennes, 1848

Status not recordedbony fish

The kamchatka grayling (Thymallus mertensii) is a species in the family Salmonidae, order Salmoniformes.

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Quick facts about the kamchatka grayling

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 kamchatka grayling live?

Not recorded

Is the kamchatka grayling 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 kamchatka grayling classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSalmoniformes
  5. familySalmonidae
  6. genusThymallus
  7. SpeciesThymallus mertensii Valenciennes, 1848

Synonyms Thymallus arcticus mertensii

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • lipan MertensůvCzech
  • Камчатский хариусRussian
  • 默氏茴魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the kamchatka grayling

Other species in the same genus Thymallus.

LC, Least Concern
Grayling (Thymallus thymallus)

Grayling

Thymallus thymallus

Salmonidae

Bluefish

Thymallus arcticus

SalmonidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the kamchatka grayling?

The kamchatka grayling (Thymallus mertensii) belongs to the family Salmonidae in the order Salmoniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Kamchatka grayling (Thymallus mertensii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/kamchatka-grayling

MLA

“Kamchatka grayling (Thymallus mertensii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/kamchatka-grayling.

BibTeX
@misc{kamchatka_grayling_2026,
  title = {Kamchatka grayling (Thymallus mertensii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/kamchatka-grayling},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}