Whitespotted char (Salvelinus leucomaenis leucomaenis)

Scientific name: Salvelinus leucomaenis leucomaenis Pallas, 1814

Whitespotted char (Salvelinus leucomaenis leucomaenis)

The Whitespotted char (Salvelinus leucomaenis leucomaenis) is a freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, Hokkaido, Japan and the northeastern Korean Peninsula through Sakhalin, the Kuril Islands to Kamchatka. Bering and Okhotsk seas.

Biology

The land-locked form prefers low temperature streams, below 15?C. Young of the sea-run form enter the sea at 2 years of age and return to the rivers for spawning when they are 4 years or older. Found in summertime water temperature of 13-15? C. Carnivore, feeding on insects and plankton. Utilized fresh, smoked and frozen; can be broiled, microwaved and baked. Two forms: the land-locked form which reaches 35 cm, and the ocean form of 70 cm.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Salvelinus leucomaenis leucomaenis
Family
Salmonidae (Salmonids)
Order
Salmoniformes (Salmons)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
120
Depth range
0–50 m (0–164 ft)
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; anadromous; depth range 0 - 50 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Hokkaido, Japan and the northeastern Korean Peninsula through Sakhalin, the Kuril Islands to Kamchatka. Bering and Okhotsk seas.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=5; k >0.30)

Sources

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

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