Brachymystax lenok ';
General information
 
Brachymystax lenok (Pallas, 1773)
 
 
Common nameLenok
Synonyms
Salmo lenok Pallas, 1773
Salmo coregonoides Pallas, 1814
Brachymystax coregonoides (Pallas, 1814)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Protacanthopterygii; Salmoniformes; Salmonidae.
Geographical distribution
China; South Korea; North Korea; Mongolia; Kazakhstan; Russia
Occurrence Native: China, South Korea, North Korea, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Russia
Importance
Food/Ornamental
Remarks
Not reported
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Amur river basin, Arsenjevka river; Komissarovka river
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
2
Diploid chromosome number
90
Karyotype formula
14M+6SM+70ST-A
Fundamental arm number
110
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
18S rRNA genes were localised on short arm of two chromosome pairs whereas 5S rRNA genes were detected on pericentromeric region of one chromosome pair.
Reference(s)
Kartavtseva IV, Ginatulina LK, Nemkova GA, Shedko SV (2013). Chromosomal study of the lenoks, Brachymystax (Salmoniformes, Salmonidae) from the South of the Russian Far East. Journal of Species Research, 2(1): 91-98.