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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae Salmonids
Subfamily: Salmoninae
Genus: Salvelinus

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54 species (see list below)

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North America
 
Salvelinus agassizii
[Silver trout]

Photo by Dresler, B.

Asia

Salvelinus albus Glubokovsky, 1977

Photo by Dresler, B.
 
Salvelinus albus
[White char]

Photo by Ueberschär, B.

Europe
Max. Length 107 cm TL
Salvelinus alpinus alpinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Ueberschär, B.
 
Salvelinus alpinus alpinus
[Arctic char]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 70 cm TL
 
Salvelinus alpinus erythrinus
[Davatchan]
No picture found
North America
Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Salvelinus anaktuvukensis
[Angayukaksurak char]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 29.9 cm TL
 
Salvelinus andriashevi
[Chukot char]

Photo by Dresler, B.

Asia
Max. Length 46.5 cm TL
Salvelinus boganidae Berg, 1926

Photo by Dresler, B.
 
Salvelinus boganidae
[Boganida char]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 30 cm SL
 
Salvelinus colii
[]

Photo by Keeley, E.R.

Coastal and mountain stre
Max. Length 103 cm TL
Salvelinus confluentus (Suckley, 1859)

Photo by Keeley, E.R.
 
Salvelinus confluentus
[Bull trout]

Photo by Dresler, B.

Asia
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Salvelinus curilus (Pallas, 1814)

Photo by Dresler, B.
 
Salvelinus curilus
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Salvelinus czerskii
[Cherskii's char]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 90 cm TL
 
Salvelinus drjagini
[Dryanin's char]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 23.8 cm SL
 
Salvelinus elgyticus
[Small-mouth char]

Photo by Freyhof, J.

Europe
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Salvelinus evasus Freyhof & Kottelat, 2005

Photo by Freyhof, J.
 
Salvelinus evasus
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 20 cm SL
 
Salvelinus faroensis
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 20 cm SL
 
Salvelinus fimbriatus
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

North America
Max. Length 86 cm SL
Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill, 1814)

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Salvelinus fontinalis
[Brook trout]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 18 cm SL
 
Salvelinus gracillimus
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 25 cm SL
 
Salvelinus grayi
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Salvelinus gritzenkoi
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 22 cm SL
 
Salvelinus inframundus
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Salvelinus jacuticus
[Yakutian char]
No picture found
Asia
 
Salvelinus japonicus
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 40 cm SL
 
Salvelinus killinensis
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Salvelinus krogiusae
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Salvelinus kronocius
[]

Photo by Dresler, B.

Asia

Salvelinus kuznetzovi Taranetz, 1933

Photo by Dresler, B.
 
Salvelinus kuznetzovi
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 75 cm SL
 
Salvelinus lepechini
[]

Photo by Kikuchi, M.

Asia

Salvelinus leucomaenis imbrius Jordan & McGregor, 1925

Photo by Kikuchi, M.
 
Salvelinus leucomaenis imbrius
[]

Photo by Hofinger, E.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Salvelinus leucomaenis leucomaenis (Pallas, 1814)

Photo by Hofinger, E.
 
Salvelinus leucomaenis leucomaenis
[Whitespotted char]

Photo by Senou, H.

Asia
Max. Length 83 cm TL
Salvelinus leucomaenis pluvius (Hilgendorf, 1876)

Photo by Senou, H.
 
Salvelinus leucomaenis pluvius
[]

Photo by Dresler, B.

North Pacific

Salvelinus levanidovi Chereshnev, Skopets & Gudkov, 1989

Photo by Dresler, B.
 
Salvelinus levanidovi
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 15 cm SL
 
Salvelinus lonsdalii
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 26 cm SL
 
Salvelinus mallochi
[]

Photo by Keeley, E.R.

Arctic, Northwest to Nort
Max. Length 127 cm TL
Salvelinus malma (Walbaum, 1792)

Photo by Keeley, E.R.
 
Salvelinus malma
[Dolly varden]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 27 cm SL
 
Salvelinus maxillaris
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 48 cm SL
 
Salvelinus murta
[]

Photo by Alfonso, N.

North America
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Salvelinus namaycush (Walbaum, 1792)

Photo by Alfonso, N.
 
Salvelinus namaycush
[Lake trout]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 55 cm TL
 
Salvelinus neiva
[Neiva]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 15 cm SL
 
Salvelinus neocomensis
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 18 cm SL
 
Salvelinus obtusus
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 25 cm SL
 
Salvelinus perisii
[]

Photo by Freyhof, J./M. Kottelat

Europe
Max. Length 24 cm SL
Salvelinus profundus (Schillinger, 1901)

Photo by Freyhof, J./M. Kottelat
 
Salvelinus profundus
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 37.5 cm SL
 
Salvelinus salvelinoinsularis
[Bear Island charr]
No picture found
Asia
 
Salvelinus schmidti
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 36 cm SL
 
Salvelinus struanensis
[]

Photo by Dresler, B.

Asia

Salvelinus taimyricus Mikhin, 1949

Photo by Dresler, B.
 
Salvelinus taimyricus
[]
No picture found
Eastern Arctic Ocean
 
Salvelinus taranetzi
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 24 cm SL
 
Salvelinus thingvallensis
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 37 cm TL
 
Salvelinus tolmachoffi
[Esei lake char]

Photo by Wärn, L.

Europe
Max. Length 75 cm SL
Salvelinus umbla (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Wärn, L.
 
Salvelinus umbla
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 25 cm FL
 
Salvelinus vasiljevae
[Sakhalinian char]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 30 cm SL
 
Salvelinus willoughbii
[Char]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 25 cm SL
 
Salvelinus youngeri
[Golden charr]
54 Species of Family Salmonidae with Genus Salvelinus
(Salmonids)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1885 Salvelinus agassizii Silver trout North America
1977 Salvelinus albus White char Asia
1758 Salvelinus alpinus alpinus Arctic char Europe 107 TL
1775 Salvelinus alpinus erythrinus Davatchan Asia 70 TL
1973 Salvelinus anaktuvukensis Angayukaksurak char North America 30 TL
1948 Salvelinus andriashevi Chukot char Asia 29.9 TL
1926 Salvelinus boganidae Boganida char Asia 46.5 TL
1863 Salvelinus colii Europe 30 SL
1859 Salvelinus confluentus Bull trout Coastal and mountain stre 103 TL
1814 Salvelinus curilus Asia 75 TL
1932 Salvelinus czerskii Cherskii's char Asia
1940 Salvelinus drjagini Dryanin's char Asia 90 TL
1981 Salvelinus elgyticus Small-mouth char Asia 23.8 SL
2005 Salvelinus evasus Europe 30 SL
1970 Salvelinus faroensis Europe 20 SL
1908 Salvelinus fimbriatus Europe 20 SL
1814 Salvelinus fontinalis Brook trout North America 86 SL
1909 Salvelinus gracillimus Europe 18 SL
1862 Salvelinus grayi Europe 25 SL
2000 Salvelinus gritzenkoi Asia
1909 Salvelinus inframundus Europe 22 SL
1935 Salvelinus jacuticus Yakutian char Asia
1961 Salvelinus japonicus Asia
1866 Salvelinus killinensis Europe 40 SL
1993 Salvelinus krogiusae Asia
1978 Salvelinus kronocius Asia
1933 Salvelinus kuznetzovi Asia
1789 Salvelinus lepechini Europe 75 SL
1925 Salvelinus leucomaenis imbrius Asia
1814 Salvelinus leucomaenis leucomaenis Whitespotted char Northwest Pacific 120 TL
1876 Salvelinus leucomaenis pluvius Asia 83 TL
1989 Salvelinus levanidovi North Pacific
1909 Salvelinus lonsdalii Europe 15 SL
1909 Salvelinus mallochi Europe 26 SL
1792 Salvelinus malma Dolly varden Arctic, Northwest to Nort 127 TL
1909 Salvelinus maxillaris Europe 27 SL
1908 Salvelinus murta Europe 48 SL
1792 Salvelinus namaycush Lake trout North America 150 TL
1933 Salvelinus neiva Neiva Asia 55 TL
2005 Salvelinus neocomensis Europe 15 SL
1908 Salvelinus obtusus Europe 18 SL
1865 Salvelinus perisii Europe 25 SL
1901 Salvelinus profundus Europe 24 SL
1900 Salvelinus salvelinoinsularis Bear Island charr Europe 37.5 SL
1978 Salvelinus schmidti Asia
1881 Salvelinus struanensis Europe 36 SL
1949 Salvelinus taimyricus Asia
1955 Salvelinus taranetzi Eastern Arctic Ocean
1908 Salvelinus thingvallensis Europe 24 SL
1926 Salvelinus tolmachoffi Esei lake char Asia 37 TL
1758 Salvelinus umbla Europe 75 SL
2005 Salvelinus vasiljevae Sakhalinian char Asia 25 FL
1862 Salvelinus willoughbii Char Europe 30 SL
1956 Salvelinus youngeri Golden charr Europe 25 SL



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