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The grayling, scientifically named *Thymallus thymallus* (Linnaeus, 1758), is a species of fish within the family Salmonidae and order Salmoniformes. It belongs to the class Teleostei and phylum Chordata, with the parent taxon being graylings. The organism is also referred to by common names such as European grayling, lipan podhorní, vlagzalm, and ombre commun. Its taxonomic status is accepted, and it is classified as a taxon and seafood.
The grayling inhabits brackish and freshwater environments. According to the IUCN Red List, its conservation status was assessed as Least Concern in 2011. The species is distinct from the Lipan Apache people.
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Species
Least ConcernEuropean grayling
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSalmoniformes
- FamilySalmonidae
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Encyclopedic overview
Thymallus thymallus, harjus, the grayling or European grayling, is a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family Salmonidae. It is the only species of the genus Thymallus (the graylings) native to Europe, where it is widespread from the United Kingdom and France to the Ural Mountains in Russia, and Balkans on the south-east, but does not occur in the southern parts of the continent. It was introduced to Morocco in 1948, but it does not appear to have become established there.
Description
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