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Thymallus thymallus, the grayling or European grayling, [3] is a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family Salmonidae.It is the only species of the genus Thymallus (the graylings) native to Europe, where it is widespread from the United Kingdom and France to the Ural Mountains in Russia, and Balkans on the south-east, but does not occur in the southern parts of the continent.
Thymallus, commonly known as graylings, is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish and the only genus within the subfamily Thymallinae of the family Salmonidae.Although all Thymallus species can be generically called graylings, without specific qualification the term "grayling" typically refers to the type species Thymallus thymallus, the European grayling.
Loch Naver is a loch in the Farr parish in Sutherland in the Highland council area of northern Scotland. It is situated upon the B873 main road. [1] [2] Upon the loch are also the settlements of Kilbreck, Redhackaistelll and Dailmallhart. Additionally Alltnaharra and Achanaes are nearby. [1] Fishing is very popular on Loch Naver and the River ...
The scientific name of the Arctic grayling is Thymallus arcticus.It was named in 1776 by German zoologist Peter Simon Pallas from specimens collected in Russia. The name of the genus Thymallus first given to grayling (T. thymallus) described in the 1758 edition of Systema Naturae by Swedish zoologist Carl Linnaeus originates from the faint smell of the herb thyme, which emanates from the flesh.
At 98 mi (158 km) [3] it is the eighth longest river in the United Kingdom and the second longest [4] and fastest-flowing river in Scotland. (The Tay is the longest with the Clyde third in Scotland. [4] It is an important location for the traditions of salmon fishing and whisky production in Scotland.
In the 1892 annual report of the Fishery Board for Scotland, Loch Tulla was noted as having trout fishing that was unsurpassed in Scotland sixty years prior, but had since been ruined by the introduction of pike by Lord Breadalbane after being advised by "some dangerous person" to do so in 1848. [1]
Fishing is permitted in Duddingston Loch, mainly coarse fishing, and free permits can be obtained from the Holyrood Park Ranger Service. Fishing is only permitted from the north shore and any fish caught must be released back into the loch. The main species fished for are common carp, perch and roach. [7] There are also pike in the loch. [8]
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