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Salvelinus alpinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Arctic char
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Salvelinus alpinus
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France country information

Common names: Omble arctique, Omble chevalier, Omble-chevalier
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: FAO Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Service, 1993
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Indigenous in Lake Léman (Lake Geneva) and Bourget and introduced in other mountain lakes. Reared for restocking and human consumption (Ref. 30578). Established in 138 lakes. Origin of stock found in Lake Allos studied (Ref. 45052 ). Likely to benefit from environmental regulations passed in France on 8.12.88. (Ref. 2163). Status of threat: Vulnerable (Ref. 11941, 74334).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/fr.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Keith, P. and J. Allardi (coords.), 2001
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Omble-chevalier, Trucha alpina, Голец арктический, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Salmoniformes (Salmons) > Salmonidae (Salmonids) > Salmoninae
Etymology: Salvelinus: Old name for char; it is the same root of german "saibling" = little salmon (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Issue
The species Salvelinus aureolus Bean, 1887 is considered as valid in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. May 2011: Ref. 86870) following Fuller et al. (1999: Ref. 87253). Treated as synonym of Salvelinus alpinus oquassa by Qadi (1974: Ref. 87252); and probably a synonym of Salvelinus alpinus (see Nelson et al. 2004: Ref. 52299 for taxonomic issues). Please send references, or more studies are needed.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; anadromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 70 m (Ref. 30578), usually 0 - 1 m (Ref. 101587).   Temperate; 4°C - 16°C (Ref. 2059); 82°N - 41°N, 180°W - 180°E (Ref. 117475)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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