Salvelinus neiva
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| image_caption = Neiva caught by an angler
| taxon = Salvelinus neiva
| authority = Taranetz, 1933
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Salvelinus neiva, also known as neiva, is a freshwater species of fish in the salmon family. It is endemic to the Okhota river basin of the Russian far east and mountain lakes nearby.{{cite web |last1=I. F. |first1=Pravdin |title=A REVIEW OF'INVESTIGATIONS ON THE FAR-EASTERN SALMONS |url=https://waves-vagues.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library-bibliotheque/28978.pdf |publisher=FISHERIES RESEARCH BOARD OF CANADA |access-date=8 December 2023}}
Description
Neiva can reach a recorded maximum length of 55.0 cm (21.7 inches).{{cite journal |last1=Radchenko |first1=O. A. |title=Comparative Restriction Enzyme Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA in Several Populations of Lake Resident Chars of the Genus Salvelinus |journal=Russian Journal of Genetics |date=1 January 2003 |volume=39 |issue=1 |pages=87–90 |doi=10.1023/A:1022031129575 |url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1022031129575 |access-date=8 December 2023 |language=en |issn=1608-3369|url-access=subscription }} The fish have a banded body and a large conical head. Usually they have silvery body, with bright yellow spots during the spawning season.{{cite journal |last1=Osinov |first1=A. G. |last2=Pavlov |first2=D. A. |last3=Volkov |first3=A. A. |title=On the Origin of the Lacustrine Charr Salvelinus alpinus Complex from the Kolyma and Sea of Okhotsk Basins |journal=Journal of Ichthyology |date=1 May 2018 |volume=58 |issue=3 |pages=353–370 |doi=10.1134/S0032945218030104 |url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1134/S0032945218030104 |access-date=8 December 2023 |language=en |issn=1555-6425|url-access=subscription }}
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Category:Freshwater fish of Asia
Category:Fish described in 1933
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