grayling

grayling

grayling common name for a brilliantly colored fish belonging to the genus Thymallus, of the family Salmonidae ( salmon family), and closely allied to the smelt. Graylings are found chiefly in clear, cold, fresh waters of the Northern Hemisphere. They average 1 ft (30 cm) in length and 1 lb (.45 kg) in weight and exhibit hues of silver, gold, violet, blue, and olive brown. The American species include the arctic grayling, said to reach 4 lb (1.8 kg), the now scarce Michigan grayling, and the Montana grayling, found in the tributaries of the Missouri. The genus name, Thymallus, refers to the odor of wild thyme characteristic of the delicious flesh of fresh specimens. Graylings are classified in the phylum Chordata , subphylum Vertebrata, class Osteichthyes, order Clupeiformes, family Salmonidae.

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grayling

gray·ling / ˈgrāling/ • n. 1. an edible freshwater fish (genus Thymallus) of the salmon family that is silvery-gray with horizontal violet stripes and has a long, high dorsal fin. 2. a mainly brown European butterfly (Hipparchia semele, family Nymphalidae) that has wings with bright eyespots and grayish undersides.

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Grayling

Grayling, Michigan/USA Named after the abundant grayling, once to be found in the Au Sable River on which the city lies.

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