CategoryFishes of rivers and lakes. Guide-book

Chondrostei, the subclass of Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes), has already existed on the planet since the Paleozoic Era, so its modern representatives can be considered living dinosaurs for sure. (The Fish Market. 1618. Frans Snyders) Representatives of Chondrostei existing nowadays can be up to 4.2 meters long (and according to some data…

Fish of the Huso genus of the Acipenseridae family of the Acipenseriformes order of the Chondrostei subclass. (Beluga. Photo by © Lubomir Hlasek. hlasek.com) Beluga, or European sturgeon (Huso huso) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778). It is an anadromous pelagic species. It…

Fish of the Acipenser genus of the Acipenseridae family of the Acipenseriformes order of the Chondrostei subclass. (Adriatic sturgeon. Photo by © Drow male. wikipedia.org) Adriatic sturgeon (Acipenser naccarii) was first described in 1836 by the French biologist and ornithologist Charles Lucien Bonaparte (1803 – 1857). It is a diadromous fish. In…

Fish of the Acipenser genus of the Acipenseridae family of the Acipenseriformes order of the Chondrostei subclass. (Sterlet. Photo by © Lubomir Hlasek. hlasek.com) Sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778). It inhabits the rivers of the basins of the Black Sea,…

Fish of the Acipenser genus of the Acipenseridae family of the Acipenseriformes order of the Chondrostei subclass. (Atlantic sturgeon. Photo by © Stefan Ludwig. wanderfische.de) Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser sturio) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778). It is a diadromous fish. It inhabits sea…

Salmonidae is the only family that belongs to the Salmoniformes order, which, according to one of the classifications, belongs to the Protacanthopterygii superorder, also comprising the following orders: Argentiniformes (representatives inhabit the Adriatic Sea), Esociformes (representatives inhabit the fresh waters of the Balkan and Apennine Peninsulas), and Osmeriformes (inhabitants of…

Fish of the Coregonus (whitefishes) genus of the Coregoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Coregonus candidus. Photo by © M. Kottelat, J. Freyhof. ittiofauna.org) Coregonus candidus was first described in 1883 by the by German author Hermann Göll (1822 – 1886). It’s a pelagic…

Fish of the Coregonus (whitefishes) genus of the Coregoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (European whitefish. Photo © russfishing.de) European whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778). It’s a schooling pelagic species. The…

Fish of the Coregonus (whitefishes) genus of the Coregoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Coregonus macrophthalmus. Photo by © M. Kottelat, J. Freyhof. ittiofauna.org) Coregonus macrophthalmus was first described in 1882 by the German zoologist and forester Otto Nüsslin (1850 – 1915). It’s a…

Fish of the Coregonus (whitefishes) genus of the Coregoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Peled. Photo by © Andreas Hartl. fishbase.org) Peled (Coregonus peled) was first described in 1789 by the German naturalist, botanist and malacologist Johann Friedrich Gmelin (1748 – 1804).…

Fish of the Coregonus (whitefishes) genus of the Coregoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Blaufelchen. Photo by © coco194. fotolia.com) Blaufelchen (Coregonus wartmanni) was first described in 1784 by the German naturalist Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723 – 1799). It’s a lake pelagic species. It…

Fish of the Thymallus (graylings) genus of the Thymallinae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Grayling. Photo by © Lubomir Hlasek. hlasek.com) Grayling (Thymallus thymallus) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778). It inhabits fast-flowing rivers with a solid…

Fish of the Hucho genus of the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Huchen. Photo by © Liquid Art. wikipedia.org) Huchen (Hucho hucho) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778). It inhabits fast-flowing rivers and oxygenated…

Fish of the Oncorhynchus genus of the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Rainbow trout. Photo © fisheyeguyphotography.com) Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) was first described in 1792 by the German naturalist Johann Julius Walbaum (1724 – 1799). Initially, it’s the endemic of the Pacific…

Fish of the Salmo genus of the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder.  (Summer trout. Photo by © M. Kottelat, J. Freyhof. ittiofauna.org) Summer trout (Salmo aphelios) was first described in 1997 by the Swiss ichthyologist Maurice Kottelat. The recorded maximum length is 40…

Fish of the Salmo genus of the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Struga trout. Photo © ittiofauna.org)* Struga trout, or kresnica (Salmo balcanicus) was first described in 1927 by the Macedonian biologist Stanko L. Karaman (1889 – 1959). The recorded maximum…

Fish of the Salmo genus of the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Сarpione del Garda. Photo © ilmaredamare.com) Сarpione del Garda (Salmo carpio) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778). It’s a pelagic lake species.…

Fish of the Salmo genus of the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Northern Italian brook trout. Photo by © J. Schoffmann. ittiofauna.org) Northern Italian brook trout (Salmo cenerinus) was first described in 1847 by the Italian naturalist Giovanni Domenico Nardo (1802 – 1877). It inhabits…