''Salvelinus taranetzi'', also known as the ''Taranets char'',Alexander G. Osinov, Anna L. Senchukova, Nikolai S. Mugue, Sergei D. Pavlov, Igor A. Chereshnev (2015
Speciation and genetic divergence of three species of charr from ancient Lake El'gygytgyn (Chukotka) and their phylogenetic relationships with other representatives of the genus ''Salvelinus''
''Biological Journal of the Linnean Society'' 116, 63–85. is a species of

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fish native to Chukotka, Northeast

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Distribution

This char lives in

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s and river basins of Chukotka,

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, where it may adapt to extremely severe conditions. It may be found both in fresh and

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waters between the

Kolyma River The Kolyma (, ; ) is a river in northeastern Siberia, whose basin covers parts of the Sakha Republic, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, and Magadan Oblast of Russia. The Kolyma is frozen to depths of several metres for about 250 days each year, b ...

and the

Bering Sea The Bering Sea ( , ; rus, Бе́рингово мо́ре, r=Béringovo móre, p=ˈbʲerʲɪnɡəvə ˈmorʲe) is a marginal sea of the Northern Pacific Ocean. It forms, along with the Bering Strait, the divide between the two largest landmasse ...

, including the Rauchua ( Bilibino District), the Chaun Bay rivers ( Chaun District), Pegtymel River, Amguema River, Vankarem River and Kymyneyveem River (

Iultinsky District Iultinsky District (; Chukchi language, Chukchi: , ''Ivyltin rajon'') is an administrativeLaw #33-OZ and municipalLaw #149-OZ district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, six in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Ru ...

), as well as the rivers of the

Kolyuchin Bay Kolyuchin Bay (; ''Kolyuchinskaya guba'') is a large bay in the Chukchi Sea on the northern shore of the Chukotka Peninsula, Russia. Administratively this bay belongs to the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of the Russian Federation. Geography To the ...

, Chegitun River, Uttyveem River and Koolenvaam River, the Saint Lawrence Bay, Mechigmen Bay, Getlyangen, Lake

Achchyon Achchyon (; ; ), is a lake in Providensky District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian Federation.Google Earth There are archaeological remains of a Siberian Yupik settlement by the lakeshore. Currently there is no permanent human habitation on t ...

, Nunyamovaam and Erguveem (

Providensky District Providensky District (; Chukchi language, Chukchi: , ''Urèlḳujym rajon''; Yupik languages, Yupik: Уӷрилӄуйым район) is an administrativeLaw #33-OZ and municipalLaw #45-OZ district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Ch ...

) and Seutakan, Chelkun and Ioniveyem River. Kresta Bay (

), the

Anadyr Anadyr may refer to: *Anadyr (town), a town and the administrative center of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia * Anadyr District * Anadyr Estuary * Anadyr (river), a river in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia * Anadyr Highlands * Anadyr Lowlands * A ...

basin (

Anadyr District Anadyrsky District (; Chukchi language, Chukchi: , ''Kagyrgyn rajon'') is an administrativeLaw #33-OZ and municipalLaw #148-OZ district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, six in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Rus ...

) and the rivers with mouths on the coast south of Anadyr.Taranetz Char - Big Game (in Russian)
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References

taranetzi Cold water fish Endemic fauna of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Fish described in 1955 {{Salmoniformes-stub