TY - JOUR AU - Zhang, Chunguang AB - Environ Biol Fish (2009) 86:11–12 DOI 10.1007/s10641-008-9337-7 Threatened fishes of the world: Brachymystax lenok tsinlingensis Li, 1966 (Salmonidae) Yahui Zhao & Chunguang Zhang Received: 3 December 2006 /Accepted: 28 January 2008 / Published online: 4 March 2008 Springer Science + Business Media B.V. 2008 Gill rakers on the first gill arch 19–23. Vertebra 58– Keywords Brachymystax lenok tsinlingensis Threatened fish China 59. Head blunt, top broad, flat and slightly convex at center; mouth sub-inferior; jaws reaching to below eye level. Scales minute, lateral line complete and straight. Adipose fin opposite to anal fin. Auxiliary scales to pelvic fin present, long. Caudal fin forked. Pyloric caeca 65–75. Back of living fish dark brownish, fading on sides and turning to whitish on belly; long-oval black spots with pinkish edges scattered on back and sides, with largest spots at least half of eye diameter; also 4–5 round, blackish spots on dorsal fin base (Li 1966; Yue and Chen 1998). Standard length generally not longer than 300 mm (around 5 years old, Yang et al 2006), largest known Common name: Hua Yu, Lu Yu (Chinese), specimen measured 450 mm (Song 1987). Distribu- Qinling lenok, five-coloured fish. tion: Branchymystax lenok tsinlingensis is endemic to TI - Threatened fishes of the world: Brachymystax lenok tsinlingensis Li, 1966 (Salmonidae) JF - Environmental Biology of Fishes DO - 10.1007/s10641-008-9337-7 DA - 2008-03-04 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/threatened-fishes-of-the-world-brachymystax-lenok-tsinlingensis-li-AGud2FaZ7g SP - 11 EP - 12 VL - 86 IS - 1 DP - DeepDyve ER -