Salvelinus alpinus erythrinus, also known as Baikal charr or davatchan, is a subspecies of freshwater fish in the salmon family. It is endemic to the mountains north of Lake Baikal in the Russian Far East. The fish is edible and it is reported that the population of the species shrunk rapidly over the recent years due to over-fishing.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Salmoniformes |
| Family: | Salmonidae |
| Genus: | Salvelinus |
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| Subspecies: | S. a. erythrinus
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| Trinomial name | |
| Salvelinus alpinus erythrinus Georgi, 1775
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Description edit
The Baikal charr is benthopelagic, residing at or near the bottom of the lake.[2] The fish can grow to a recorded maximum length of 70 cm (27.5 inches) and up to 4 kg (8.8 lbs).The fish usually feed on microscopic plankton.[3]
The Baikal charr usually have a dark brown body, with yellow spots on both sides of the body.[4]
References edit
- ^ Arostegui, Martin C.; Quinn, Thomas P. (July 2019). "Reliance on lakes by salmon, trout and charr ( Oncorhynchus , Salmo and Salvelinus ): An evaluation of spawning habitats, rearing strategies and trophic polymorphisms". Fish and Fisheries. 20 (4): 775–794. doi:10.1111/faf.12377. ISSN 1467-2960. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ Oleinik, Alla G.; Skurikhina, Lubov A.; Kukhlevsky, Andrey D.; Semenchenko, Alexander A. "Complete mitochondrial genomes of the Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus alpinus Linnaeus (Salmoniformes: Salmonidae)". Mitochondrial DNA. Part B, Resources. 5 (3): 2895–2897. doi:10.1080/23802359.2020.1791015. ISSN 2380-2359. PMC 7782298. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ Oleinik, Alla G.; Kukhlevsky, Andrey D.; Skurikhina, Lubov A. (2 January 2022). "Complete mitochondrial genomes of the charr Salvelinus alpinus erythrinus (Salmoniformes: Salmonidae) from Arctic Canada". Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 7 (1): 231–233. doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.2023334. ISSN 2380-2359. PMC 8788382. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ Pavlov, D. A.; Osinov, A. G. (1 February 2008). "Reproduction and development in the dwarf form of Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus from Lake Davatchan, Transbaikalia". Journal of Ichthyology. 48 (1): 96–113. doi:10.1134/S0032945208010098. ISSN 1555-6425. Retrieved 10 December 2023.