Salvelinus lonsdalii, also known as Haweswater char or Lonsdale char, is a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family. It is endemic to the Haweswater Reservoir in England and was listed as critically endangered by IUCN in 2008.[2]
| Salvelinus lonsdalii | |
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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. lonsdalii
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| Binomial name | |
| Salvelinus lonsdalii Regan, 1909
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Description edit
Haweswater char can reach a recorded maximum length of 15 cm (5.9 inches).[3] The species are benthopelagic, residing in the bottom or near bottom of the lake. Their flanks are bluish-brown with several orange spots.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Reference Summary - IUCN, 2022". fishbase.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ Adams, C. E.; Maitland, P. S. (March 2007). "Arctic charr in Britain and Ireland – 15 species or one?". Ecology of Freshwater Fish. 16 (1): 20–28. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0633.2006.00179.x. ISSN 0906-6691. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ Swynnerton, G. H.; Worthington, E. B. (1940). "Note on the Food of Fish in Haweswater (Westmorland)". Journal of Animal Ecology. 9 (2): 183–187. doi:10.2307/1454. ISSN 0021-8790. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ Kottelat, Maurice; Freyhof, Jörg (2007). Handbook of european freshwater fishes. Cornol: Publications Kottelat. p. 417. ISBN 978-2-8399-0298-4. Retrieved 5 December 2023.