Nelma: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Nelma Stenodus nelma Least concern

Where the nelma lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 12 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bony fish on the world map

Scientific name	Stenodus nelma
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Salmoniformes
Family	Salmonidae

Where does the nelma live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the nelma in 1 country or territory across Europe.

Russia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the nelma endangered?

The nelma’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the nelma?

The nelma (Stenodus nelma) is a ray-finned fish in the order Salmoniformes and the family Salmonidae, genus Stenodus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the nelma

Stenodus nelma, known alternatively as the nelma, sheefish, siifish, inconnu or connie, is a commercial species of freshwater whitefish in the family Salmonidae. It is widespread in the Arctic rivers from the Kola Peninsula (White Sea basin) eastward across Siberia to the Anadyr River and also in the North American basins of the Yukon River and Mackenzie River.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Nelma (revision 1347093311), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1089398 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).