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Nelma

Stenodus nelma (Pallas, 1773)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the nelma

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 nelma live?

Not recorded

Is the nelma 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 nelma classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSalmoniformes
  5. familySalmonidae
  6. genusStenodus
  7. SpeciesStenodus nelma (Pallas, 1773)

Synonyms Coregonus lucius, Salmo nelma, Stenodus leucichthys nelma

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Alaska SheefishEnglish
  • ConneyEnglish
  • InconnuEnglish
  • InconuEnglish
  • SeefishEnglish
  • SheefishEnglish
  • nelma arktickáCzech
  • НельмаRussian
  • 極北鮭Chinese
  • БелорыбицаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the nelma

Other species in the same genus Stenodus.

Inconnu

Stenodus leucichthys

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CompareNelma vs Inconnu

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the nelma?

The nelma (Stenodus nelma) 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). Nelma (Stenodus nelma). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/nelma

MLA

“Nelma (Stenodus nelma).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/nelma.

BibTeX
@misc{nelma_2026,
  title = {Nelma (Stenodus nelma)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/nelma},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}