Marinka ( lat. Schizothorax - “Schizothorax”) or “akbalyk” (white fish), a genus of fish of the cyprinid family.
| Marinki |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
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Schizothorax Heckel , 1838 |
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These fish live in the rivers and lakes of Central and Central Asia , Kazakhstan , as well as in Ukraine , often on the Southern Bug River .
Content
The body of fish of this genus is valky, covered with small scales [1] . The main color of the scales is cream or gray-olive, the back and fins are gray [2] , the caudal fin and anus are bordered by a number of enlarged scales [1] . In the corners of the mouth at the marinka - two pairs of short whiskers [2] .
The pharyngeal teeth of these fish are three-row (5.3.2-2.3.5). The length of the marinka reaches 1 m, weigh up to 12 kg [1] .
The peritoneum is black and this probably results in the local name “karabalyk” or black fish [2] .
Spawning occurs in the spring in the rivers. Caviar is poisonous, bottom, sticky.
In nature, there are several dozen species of marinka, including:
- Schizothorax argentatus - Balkhash marinka
- Schizothorax esocinus - Pike marinka
- Schizothorax intermedius - Common marinka
- Schizothorax pelzami - Trans - Caspian marinka
- Schizothorax pseudaksaiensis - Ili marinka
Iliysk and pike-like marinka lead predatory life, feed on other fish, ordinary marinka feed mainly on invertebrates ( insects ), and Balkhash marinka - on plants [1] .
It is believed that these fish have tasty fatty meats, but they are eaten only after removing caviar, milk and black film of the peritoneum, as well as gills, since they contain toxic substances (especially in spring) [2] .