ScienceAugust 15, 2026
grayling
GRAY-ling
Definition
A freshwater fish of the salmon family, characterized by a large, sail-like dorsal fin, typically found in cold, clear rivers and lakes.
Etymology
Derived from the Middle English 'grayling,' likely from the fish's gray-colored scales combined with the diminutive suffix '-ling'.
In the news
The article lists the Arctic grayling as one of the freshwater species identified in the 75,000-year-old Arctic cave deposit, indicating the presence of connected river or lake systems at that time.
In a Norwegian cave in 2025, scientists found 75,000-year-old bones of polar bears, walruses, and bowhead whales — and the remains of a species of lemming now extinct in Europe that had never been found in Scandinavia before
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