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Salvelinus lonsdalii

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Salvelinus lonsdalii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Salvelinus
Species:
S. lonsdalii
Binomial name
Salvelinus lonsdalii
Regan, 1909

Salvelinus lonsdalii, also known as Haweswater char or Lonsdale char, is a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family. It is endemic to the Haweswater Reservoir in England and was listed as critically endangered by IUCN in 2008.[2]

Description

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Haweswater char can reach a recorded maximum length of 15 cm (5.9 inches).[3] The species are benthopelagic, residing in the bottom or near bottom of the lake. Their flanks are bluish-brown with several orange spots.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Reference Summary - IUCN, 2022". fishbase.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. ^ Adams, C. E.; Maitland, P. S. (March 2007). "Arctic charr in Britain and Ireland – 15 species or one?". Ecology of Freshwater Fish. 16 (1): 20–28. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0633.2006.00179.x. ISSN 0906-6691. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  3. ^ Swynnerton, G. H.; Worthington, E. B. (1940). "Note on the Food of Fish in Haweswater (Westmorland)". Journal of Animal Ecology. 9 (2): 183–187. doi:10.2307/1454. ISSN 0021-8790. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  4. ^ Kottelat, Maurice; Freyhof, Jörg (2007). Handbook of european freshwater fishes. Cornol: Publications Kottelat. p. 417. ISBN 978-2-8399-0298-4. Retrieved 5 December 2023.