Tenis (russian: Тенис), is a lake in the southern part of the

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, Omsk Oblast, south-central

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Dalmatian pelican The Dalmatian pelican (''Pelecanus crispus'') is the largest member of the pelican family, and perhaps the world's largest freshwater bird, although rivaled in weight and length by the largest swans. They are elegant soaring birds, with wingspa ...

, and is part of a protected area. The name is probably from ''teŋiz'', the

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word for "sea".

Geography

The waters of Tenis are fresh. The western section of the lake is also known as Saltaim. Both parts are connected by an over wide

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. The Tenis-Saltaim lake is the largest of the Krutinka Lake group.The zooplankton and the benthos of lakes Saltaim and Tenis
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are located by the lake. The

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river flows across Tenis and minor rivers such as the Karasuk, Balka-Sukhaya and Tleutsay flow into it. The shores are generally low, they are marshy in some places. Very close to the north lies a cluster of smaller lakes, including Synkul, Kalykul, Sazykul, Gorkoye and Achikul. Lake Ik, the second largest lake of the group, is located nearby to the southwest.Water of Russia - Тенис
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Fauna

Among the fish species found in the waters of the Tenis/Saltaim,

crucian carp The crucian carp (''Carassius carassius'') is a medium-sized member of the common carp family Cyprinidae. It occurs widely in northern European regions. Its name derives from the Low German ''karusse'' or ''karutze'', possibly from Medieval L ...

pike Pike, Pikes or The Pike may refer to: Fish * Blue pike or blue walleye, an extinct color morph of the yellow walleye ''Sander vitreus'' * Ctenoluciidae, the "pike characins", some species of which are commonly known as pikes * ''Esox'', genus of ...

zander The zander (''Sander lucioperca''), sander or pikeperch, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Percidae, which includes the perches, ruffes and darters. It is found in freshwater and brackish habitats in western Eurasia. It is a popul ...

perch Perch is a common name for fish of the genus ''Perca'', freshwater gamefish belonging to the family Percidae. The perch, of which three species occur in different geographical areas, lend their name to a large order of vertebrates: the Per ...

bream Bream ( ) are species of freshwater and marine fish belonging to a variety of genera including '' Abramis'' (e.g., ''A. brama'', the common bream), '' Acanthopagrus'', ''Argyrops'', '' Blicca'', '' Brama'', '' Chilotilapia'', ''Etelis'', '' L ...

and carp are worth mentioning.Mukhachev IS (2018) The substantiation of the industrial pasture technology of growing commercial fish on the ecological and production potential of Saltaim Tenis Lake. International Scientific and Practical conf "Ecological readings-2018". OmGAU, Part 2, pp. 201-214
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References

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Big Krutinka LakesExponential Increase in the Abundance of the Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) in the Kurgan and Tyumen RegionsOmsk region: description, features, natural and animal world.
Bodies of water of Omsk Oblast West Siberian Plain {{OmskOblast-geo-stub

Geography

Fauna

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