The Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus) is a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family Salmonidae. T. arcticus is widespread throughout the Arctic and Pacific drainages in Canada, Alaska, and Siberia, as well as the upper Missouri River drainage in Montana.

Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus) is a freshwater fish in the same family (Salmonidae) as salmon, trout, and whitefish. A distinctive morphological characteristic of this fish is its large, sail-like dorsal fin. Arctic grayling is an obligate cool- or cold-water species.

Arctic grayling are larger and thicker than that of its cousins (salmon, trout, and char) and they sport a unique scalloped edge. General information about Arctic Grayling in Alaska such as …

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.

Grayling, generically, any fish of the genus Thymallus in the family Salmonidae European grayling (Thymallus thymallus), the type species of the genus Thymallus Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus) Australian grayling (Prototroctes maraena), a fish in the family Retropinnidae

A Grayling is a fish in the taxonomic genus Thymallus. Researchers currently recognize at least 14 different species in this group. When someone refers to a fish in this group simply as a “Grayling,” they typically mean Thymallus thymallus. For this reason, this article will focus on that species. Read on to learn about the Grayling.

Grayling can be distinguished from all other salmonids by the presence of a large, sail-like dorsal fin. At one time T. arcticus was divided into four separate species: T. signifer, T. montanus, T. tricolor, and T. ontariensis.

There are six grayling species in the northern hemisphere, but the Arctic grayling is the only species found in North America. Arctic grayling occur throughout the Arctic as far west as the Kara River in Russia and east to the western shores of Hudson Bay in Canada.

The Arctic Grayling (Thymallus arcticus) is one of the most beautiful freshwater fishes. Its most striking physical features are the large, sail-like dorsal (back) fin and colorful body markings.

The Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus) is a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family Salmonidae. T. arcticus is widespread throughout the Arctic and Pacific drainages in Canada, Alaska, and Siberia, as well as the upper Missouri River drainage in Montana.