Chukot char (Salvelinus andriashevi)

Scientific name: Salvelinus andriashevi Berg, 1948

The Chukot char (Salvelinus andriashevi) is a freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae. Native range: Europe, Described from one male specimen taken by A.P. Andriyashev on Chukot Peninsula, in the freshwater Lake Estikhet near Providence Bay.

Species facts

Scientific name
Salvelinus andriashevi
Family
Salmonidae (Salmonids)
Order
Salmoniformes (Salmons)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
29.9
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory
Climate
Boreal
Distribution
Europe: Described from one male specimen taken by A.P. Andriyashev on Chukot Peninsula, in the freshwater Lake Estikhet near Providence Bay.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax=3-10)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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