''Salvelinus tolmachoffi'', also known as Yessey lake charr, is a freshwater species of fish in the

salmon Salmon () is the common name for several commercially important species of euryhaline ray-finned fish from the family Salmonidae, which are native to tributaries of the North Atlantic (genus ''Salmo'') and North Pacific (genus '' Oncorhy ...

family. It is endemic to

Lake Yessey Lake Yessey () is a large freshwater lake in Evenkiysky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, north-central part of Russia. The lake is located in the Central Siberian Plateau, to the west of the course of the Kotuy river. A tributary of the Kotuy flows ou ...

of the Khatanga river basin of the

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Russia. In 2007, the fish was listed as

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by IUCN due to over-fishing and poor management of the water body.

Description

Yessey lake charr can grow to a recorded maximum length of 37.0 cm (14.6 inches). The fish lives at or near the bottom of the lake. The head and back of the fish are blue-black, while the sides of the body are dark-gray with a golden tint and the belly is pale yellow. There are numerous red spots on the sides of the body. The species feed on

gammarus ''Gammarus'' is an amphipod crustacean genus in the family Gammaridae. It contains more than 200 described species, making it one of the most species-rich genera of crustaceans. Different species have different optimal conditions, particularly i ...

, copepods, chironomid larvae, and fish. Yessey lake charr spawn in autumn, from the second half of October to December, in coastal areas with depths of 2.5 - 4 m.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q5850397 Salvelinus Freshwater fish of Asia Fish described in 1926