Yalu Grayling

Thymallus yaluensis

Gray
Temperate
Upper river
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
East Asia
Fusiform
Medium
Temperate fish

Thymallus yaluensis, also known as Yalu grayling, is a putative species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Thymallus (graylings) of the family Salmonidae. It is endemic to the upper Yalu River on the China-North Korea border.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Salmons and Trout
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Thymallus
Maximum length: 20 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Asia: endemic to the upper reaches of Yalu River, Korea.

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