Stenodus
| Stenodus | |
|---|---|
| Nelma (Stenodus nelma) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Salmoniformes |
| Family: | Salmonidae |
| Subfamily: | Coregoninae |
| Genus: | Stenodus J. Richardson, 1836 |
| Type species | |
| Coregonus leucichthys Güldenstädt, 1772 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Stenodus is a genus of large-sized whitefish in the family Salmonidae. It consists of two species; one of them (beloribitsa) is extinct in the wild. The two species have alternatively been considered subspecies of the single species Stenodus leucichthys.