White char (Salvelinus albus)

Scientific name: Salvelinus albus Glubokovsky, 1977

White char (Salvelinus albus)

The White char (Salvelinus albus) is a freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae. Native range: Russia.

Species facts

Scientific name
Salvelinus albus
Family
Salmonidae (Salmonids)
Order
Salmoniformes (Salmons)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Depth range
0–50 m (0–164 ft)
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; anadromous; depth range 0 - 50 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Russia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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