You can sponsor this page

Thymallus yaluensis Mori, 1928

Upload your photos and videos
Pictures | Google image
Image of Thymallus yaluensis
No image available for this species;
drawing shows typical species in Salmonidae.


Korea (North) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: This is a principal fish of Korea. Known from the upper reaches of the Yalu River (Ref. 12218).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/kn.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Chyung, M.-K., 1977
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Salmoniformes (Salmons) > Salmonidae (Salmonids) > Thymallinae
Etymology: Thymallus: Greek, thymallos, -ou = a kind of fish similar to salmon (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Mori.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

; sötvatten bentopelagisk.   Temperate

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Asia: endemic to the upper reaches of Yalu River, Korea.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 12218)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 21 - 22; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 12 - 13.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Inhabits very cold and clean rivers. It has the most beautiful form and fins of a freshwater fish. (Ref. 12218).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Chyung, M.-K., 1977. The fishes of Korea. Il Ji Sa Publishing Co. Seoul, Korea. 727 p. (Ref. 12218)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses