Stenodus
Sign in to saveStenodus is a genus of large-sized whitefish in the family Salmonidae. It consists of two species; one of them (beloribitsa) is extinct in the wild. The two species have alternatively been considered subspecies of the single species Stenodus leucichthys.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSalmoniformes
- FamilySalmonidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
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Stenodus is a genus of large-sized whitefish in the family Salmonidae. It consists of two species; one of them (beloribitsa) is extinct in the wild. The two species have alternatively been considered subspecies of the single species Stenodus leucichthys.
==Species== Stenodus leucichthys — beloribitsa: the Caspian Sea basin Stenodus nelma — nelma, sheefish or inconnu: rivers of the Arctic basin.
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Actinopterygii
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