Brachymystax lenok

Brachymystax lenok
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Brachymystax
Species:
B. lenok
Binomial name
Brachymystax lenok
(Pallas, 1773)
Synonyms
  • Salmo lenok Pallas, 1773
  • Salmo coregonoides Pallas, 1814
  • Brachymystax coregonoides (Pallas, 1814)
  • Brachymystax lenok tsinlingensis Li, 1966

Brachymystax lenok, the sharp-snouted lenok or yeolmogeo, is a salmonid fish distributed in rivers and lakes in northeastern Asia. It formerly included the blunt-snouted lenok, but recent authorities typically treat the latter as a separate species, B. tumensis, based on differences in morphology and genetics.

As presently defined, the sharp-snouted lenok is widespread in central and eastern Russia, and also found widely in northern Mongolia, locally in northeastern Kazakhstan (Irtysh Basin) and northeastern China (Amur Basin). The blunt-snouted lenok (B. tumensis) is found widely in southeastern Russia and more locally in northeastern and central parts of the country, as well as northeastern Mongolia (Amur Basin), northern China and Korea. Although the two generally are found in separate areas, there are also regions where their ranges overlap such as the Amur Basin.

The sharp-snouted lenok is widespread overall, but some populations, especially in China, have declined due to overexploitation and pollution. This species grows to a total length of 70 cm (28 in).

Korea is considered to be the southernmost limit of this fish, and in South Korea, various places have been declared protected areas for its protection: 2.36 km2 in Jeongseon, 24.23 km2 in Bonghwa, and in Hongcheon.

References

  1. ↑ Mamilov, N. (2020). "Brachymystax lenok". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T156767039A156767061. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T156767039A156767061.en. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
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  7. ↑ Balakirev, E.S.; Romanov, N.S.; and Ayala, F.J. (2014). Complete mitochondrial genome of blunt-snouted lenok Brachymystax tumensis (Salmoniformes, Salmonidae). Mitochondrial DNA 27: 1-2 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/19401736.2014.919487
  8. 1 2 Froufe, E.; Alekseyev, S.; Alexandrino, P.; and Weiss, S. (2008). The evolutionary history of sharp- and blunt-snouted lenok (Brachymystax lenok (Pallas, 1773)) and its implications for the paleo-hydrological history of Siberia. BMC Evolutionary Biology 8: 40.
  9. 1 2 Ratschan, C. (2013). Trout's Siberian Siblings. Chasing Silver 1: 86-96.
  10. ↑ Yingzhe, X.; Yan, S.; and Yiyu, C. (2006). DNA sequence variation in the mitochondrial control region of lenok (Brachymystax lenok) populations in China. Chinese Biodiversity 14(1): 48-54.
  11. ↑ 김, 익수, "열목어 (熱目魚)", 한국민족문화대백과사전 [Encyclopedia of Korean Culture] (in Korean), Academy of Korean Studies, retrieved 2025-01-02
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  15. ↑ "봉화 대현리 열목어 서식지 (Bonghwa Daehyeon-ri Manchurian trout habitat)". heritage.go.kr. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  16. ↑ "홍천명개리열목어서식지 (洪川明開里熱目魚捿息地) (Hongcheon Myunggae-ri Manchurian Trout habitat)". heritage.go.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-01-03.