Biology:Salvelinus lonsdalii

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of fish

Salvelinus lonsdalii
Scientific classification edit
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

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

  1. "Reference Summary - IUCN, 2022". https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/references/FBRefSummary.php?ID=126983. 
  2. Adams, C. E.; Maitland, P. S. (March 2007). "Arctic charr in Britain and Ireland – 15 species or one?" (in en). Ecology of Freshwater Fish 16 (1): 20–28. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0633.2006.00179.x. ISSN 0906-6691. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1600-0633.2006.00179.x. 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. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1454. 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. https://www.fishbase.se/references/FBRefSummary.php?ID=59043. Retrieved 5 December 2023. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5406758 entry