European grayling (Thymallus thymallus Linnaeus, 1758). Thematic bibliography

Purpose. Forming a thematic bibliographic list of English-language and Ukrainian-language publications, which highlight the issues of artificial breeding and cultivation of European grayling in Ukraine and abroad, the results of research into its population, ecological, genetic, physiological, biochemical, immunological and other characteristics. Methods. The complete and selective methods were applied in the process of the systematic search. The bibliographic core have been consisted of scientific publications in Ukrainian and English from the fund of the Institute of Fisheries NAAS Scientific Library, as well as resources available to its users. Results. There was composed the thematic list of publications with a total quantity of 200 sources covering the time interval from 1982 to 2024, and outlining issues regarding the reproduction of a representative of Salmonids — European grayling (Thymallus thymallus L.) as one of the most rare, valuable, and significant species in the ichthyofauna of Ukraine in terms of nature protection, research of its biological, morphological, ecological, genetic, physiological, biochemical and other features at various stages of ontogenesis and different living conditions. The literary sources were arranged in alphabetical order by author or title, and described according to DSTU 8302:2015 “Information and documentation. Bibliographic reference. General principles and rules of composition”, with the amendments (code UKND 01.140.40), as well as in accordance with the requirements of APA style — international standard of references. Practical value. The list may be useful for scientists, specialists, professors, and students whose area of interests includes research of rare and endangered species of fish, biological, population, genetic, ecological and other characteristics of Thymallinae, in particular in the context of their artificial reproduction.