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Arctic Grayling Information
GENERAL INFORMATION |
Common Name: |
Arctic Grayling |
Scientific Name: |
Thymallus arcticus |
Diet: |
Invertebrates, insects, larvae, small fish, and zooplankton |
Habitat: |
Clear cold water, preferable streams/lakes containing aquatic vegetation |
Spawn: |
Early Spring and eggs hatch in two to three weeks |
Distribution: |
Uinta Mountains |
Origin: |
Native to North America |
Characteristics: |
Silvery to light purple on the sides with a slender body. Bluish-white on the belly.
Easily distinguished by their long, high, brilliantly colored, sail-like dorsal fin. |
UTAH RECORD CATCH & RELEASE |
Date: |
July 17, 1999 |
Length: |
19 Inches |
Fisherman: |
Russell Lee Jr. |
Location: |
Uinta Mountains |
UTAH RECORD CATCH |
Year: |
1998 |
Weight: |
1 pound 12 ounces |
Length: |
17 1/4 Inches |
Girth: |
8 3/4 Inches |
Fisherman: |
Terry J. Fieldsted |
Location: |
Big Dog Lake (South Slope Uinta Mountains) |
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