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Bluefish

Thymallus arcticus (Pallas, 1776)

Status not recordedbony fish

The bluefish (Thymallus arcticus) is a species in the family Salmonidae, order Salmoniformes.

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Quick facts about the bluefish

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 bluefish live?

Not recorded

Is the bluefish 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 bluefish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSalmoniformes
  5. familySalmonidae
  6. genusThymallus
  7. SpeciesThymallus arcticus (Pallas, 1776)

Synonyms Coregonus signifer, Coregonus thymalloides, Salmo arcticus, Salmo digitalis, Salmo signifer, Salmo thymalloides, Thymallus arcticus arcticus, Thymallus arcticus lenensis, Thymallus arcticus montanus, Thymallus arcticus signifer, Thymallus articus, Thymallus montanus, Thymallus signifer, Thymallus signifer tricolor, Thymallus tricolor, Thymallus tricolor montanus, Thymalus ontariensis

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Arctic graylingEnglish
  • lipan sibiřskýCzech
  • Arktisk stallingDanish
  • Tímalo ArticoSpanish
  • pohjanharjusFinnish
  • ombre arctiqueFrench
  • Temolo articoItalian
  • キタカワヒメマスJapanese
  • 사루기Korean
  • Siberische vlagzalmDutch
  • lipień arktycznyPolish
  • Сибирский хариусRussian
  • 北极茴鱼Chinese
  • 北極茴魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bluefish

Other species in the same genus Thymallus.

LC, Least Concern
Grayling (Thymallus thymallus)

Grayling

Thymallus thymallus

Salmonidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the bluefish?

The bluefish (Thymallus arcticus) 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). Bluefish (Thymallus arcticus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/thymallus-arcticus

MLA

“Bluefish (Thymallus arcticus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/thymallus-arcticus.

BibTeX
@misc{thymallus_arcticus_2026,
  title = {Bluefish (Thymallus arcticus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/thymallus-arcticus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}