Scientific Name
Thymallus arcticus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Thymallus arcticus (Pallas, 1776)
Park
Yellowstone National Park (YELL)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom | Animalia |
Subkingdom | Bilateria |
Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Subphylum | Vertebrata |
Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
Superclass | Actinopterygii |
Class | Teleostei |
Superorder | Protacanthopterygii |
Order | Salmoniformes |
Family | Salmonidae |
Subfamily | Thymallinae |
Genus | Thymallus |
Species | Thymallus arcticus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Fluvial form may be extinct.. Currently extinct from their former range in the Grayling Creek and Gallatin, Firehole, Madison, and Gibbon Rivers (although scattered individuals are sometimes found in the latter two, likely as emigrants from nearby lakes). Currently the only viable populations are in three lakes: Cascade Lake, Grebe Lake, and Wolf Lake (Varley and Schullery 1998).; Data Source: Todd Koel - YELL Supervisory Fishery Biologist, Doug Keinath-Lead Zoologist-Wyoming Natural Diversity Database
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Fluvial form is native to the upper Missouri River drainage, adfluvial form introduced to upper Gibbon River lakes and to Cascade Lake which lies within the Yellowstone River drainage in the park.; Data Source: Todd Koel - YELL Supervisory Fishery Biologist
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Adfluvial (lake dwelling) form is abundant in headwater lakes of the Gibbon River drainage where they were introduced, the species is occasionally found in the Gibbon and Madison Rivers; Data Source: Todd Koel - YELL Supervisory Fishery Biologist
Seasonality Tags
- Breeder
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
BCI
Created Date
3/22/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
kcrockatt@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
7/29/2016 9:08:24 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: no fluvial populations; 3 lake populations April 2006, Doug Keinath-Lead Zoologist-Wyoming Natural Diversity Database reports: The grayling in YNP are the subspecies called Montana grayling (T. a. montanus)., Park Species Data Source: NPFauna, D. Mahony
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