Salvelinus albus, also known as white char, is a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family. It is endemic to the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, including the Lake Kronotskoye drainage basin.[2]
| Salvelinus albus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Salmoniformes |
| Family: | Salmonidae |
| Genus: | Salvelinus |
| Species: | S. albus
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| Binomial name | |
| Salvelinus albus Glubokovsky, 1977[1]
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Description edit
The species is found to depths of 50 m (164 feet) under water, and is occasionally observed in the shallow offshore zone.[3] The species are anadromous, as they will migrate up rivers from the sea for spawning.[4]
References edit
- ^ Glubokovsky, M.K. (1977). "Salvelinus albus sp. n. from the Basin of the Kamchatka River". The Soviet Journal of Marine Biology. 3 (4): 281-286. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ Oleinik, A. G.; Skurikhina, L. A.; Brykov, Vl. A. (1 March 2010). "Genetic divergence of mitochondrial DNA in white char Salvelinus albus and northern Dolly Varden char Salvelinus malma malma". Russian Journal of Genetics. 46 (3): 345–355. doi:10.1134/S1022795410030129. ISSN 1608-3369. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ Zhivotovsky, L. A.; Shaikhaev, E. G.; Pavlov, S. D.; Pivovarov, E. A. (1 March 2016). "On the status and identity of the white char, Salvelinus albus Glubokovsky, 1977, from different habitats". Russian Journal of Marine Biology. 42 (2): 193–195. doi:10.1134/S1063074016020140. ISSN 1608-3377. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ Esin, Evgeny V.; Melnik, Nikolay O.; Markevich, Grigorii N. (October 2022). "Life‐history variation as a source of diversity for endemic white charr (Salmonidae) of the lower Kamchatka River". Journal of Fish Biology. 101 (4): 914–924. doi:10.1111/jfb.15149. ISSN 0022-1112. Retrieved 5 December 2023.