| Family: |
Salmonidae (Salmonids), subfamily: Salmoninae |
| Max. size: |
15 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Europe: Haweswater (Cumbria) in England, United Kingdom. |
| Diagnosis: |
Distinguished from congeners in British Isles by having the following combination of characters: flank bluish brown with numerous orange spots; interorbital space convex; eye diameter smaller than snout length at 12-14 SL, 4.5-5.3 times in HL; lower jaw length more than 2/3 of HL in adult males; snout conical, pointed, upper jaw not protruding; maxilla extending to posterior margin of eye in adult males (Ref. 59043). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits deep lake. Attains a maximum size of up to about 15 cm SL (Ref. 59043). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 (B1ab(v)+2ab(v)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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