Dallia delicatissima is a species of mudminnow in the genus Dallia of the order Esociformes. It is endemic to the Chukchi Peninsula in far eastern Siberia, Russia, being known from only two lakes of the Kolychiskaya Guba Bay basin: Pil'khykai Lagoon, and a nameless lake in the upper river Kalheurer-veyemm, flowing into the southwestern part of the Kolyuchin Bay.

Dallia delicatissima
Drawing of Dallia delicatissima featured on page 444 of "The voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe; with a historical review of previous journeys along the north coast of the Old World"
Drawing of Dallia delicatissima, Smitt 1882.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Esociformes
Family: Esocidae
Genus: Dallia
Species:
D. delicatissima
Binomial name
Dallia delicatissima
Smitt, 1881

Conservation status edit

In March of 2020, the IUCN's red list assessed this species to be Least Concern due to its remote habitat and lack of use to humans.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ Ichthyology, Nina Bogutskaya (Department of; Asia), Russian Academy of Sciences and IUCN FFSG for Northern (2020-03-13). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Dallia delicatissima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2021-01-06.