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

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51 species (see list below)
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Salvelinus agassizii
[Silver trout]

Photo by Dresler, B.

Asia

Salvelinus albus Glubokovsky, 1977

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

Photo by Ueberschär, B.

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

Photo by Photo by Ueberschär, B.
 
Salvelinus alpinus
[Arctic char]
No picture found

Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Salvelinus anaktuvukensis
[Angayukaksurak char]
No picture found

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 Photo by Dresler, B.
 
Salvelinus boganidae
[Boganida char]
No picture found

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 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 Photo by Dresler, B.
 
Salvelinus curilus
[]
No picture found
 
Salvelinus czerskii
[Cherskii's char]
No picture found

Max. Length 90 cm TL
 
Salvelinus drjagini
[Dryanin's char]
No picture found

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 Photo by Freyhof, J.
 
Salvelinus evasus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 20 cm SL
 
Salvelinus faroensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 20 cm SL
 
Salvelinus fimbriatus
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

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

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Salvelinus fontinalis
[Brook trout]
No picture found

Max. Length 35 cm SL
 
Salvelinus gracillimus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 25 cm SL
 
Salvelinus grayi
[]
No picture found
 
Salvelinus gritzenkoi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 22 cm SL
 
Salvelinus inframundus
[]
No picture found
 
Salvelinus jacuticus
[Yakutian char]
No picture found
 
Salvelinus japonicus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 40 cm SL
 
Salvelinus killinensis
[]
No picture found
 
Salvelinus krogiusae
[]
No picture found
 
Salvelinus kronocius
[]

Photo by Dresler, B.

Asia

Salvelinus kuznetzovi Taranetz, 1933

Photo by Photo by Dresler, B.
 
Salvelinus kuznetzovi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 75 cm SL
 
Salvelinus lepechini
[]

Photo by Senou, H.

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

Photo by Photo by Senou, H.
 
Salvelinus leucomaenis
[Whitespotted char]

Photo by Dresler, B.

North Pacific

Salvelinus levanidovi Chereshnev, Skopets & Gudkov, 1989

Photo by Photo by Dresler, B.
 
Salvelinus levanidovi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 15 cm SL
 
Salvelinus lonsdalii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 26 cm SL
 
Salvelinus mallochi
[]

Photo by Dresler, B.

North America
Max. Length 127 cm TL
Salvelinus malma (Walbaum, 1792)

Photo by Photo by Dresler, B.
 
Salvelinus malma
[Dolly varden]
No picture found

Max. Length 27 cm SL
 
Salvelinus maxillaris
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 48 cm SL
 
Salvelinus murta
[]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

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

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver
 
Salvelinus namaycush
[Lake trout]
No picture found

Max. Length 55 cm TL
 
Salvelinus neiva
[Neiva]

Photo by Freyhof, J.

Europe
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Salvelinus neocomensis Freyhof & Kottelat, 2005

Photo by Photo by Freyhof, J.
 
Salvelinus neocomensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 18 cm SL
 
Salvelinus obtusus
[]
No picture found

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 Photo by Freyhof, J./M. Kottelat
 
Salvelinus profundus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 37.5 cm SL
 
Salvelinus salvelinoinsularis
[Bear Island charr]
No picture found
 
Salvelinus schmidti
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 36 cm SL
 
Salvelinus struanensis
[]

Photo by Dresler, B.

Asia

Salvelinus taimyricus Mikhin, 1949

Photo by Photo by Dresler, B.
 
Salvelinus taimyricus
[]
No picture found
 
Salvelinus taranetzi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 24 cm SL
 
Salvelinus thingvallensis
[]
No picture found

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 Photo by Wärn, L.
 
Salvelinus umbla
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 25 cm FL
 
Salvelinus vasiljevae
[Sakhalinian char]
No picture found

Max. Length 30 cm SL
 
Salvelinus willoughbii
[Char]
No picture found

Max. Length 25 cm SL
 
Salvelinus youngeri
[Golden charr]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Salvelinus agassizii Silver trout North America 1885
Salvelinus albus White char Asia 1977
Salvelinus alpinus Arctic char Europe and North America 107 TL 1758
Salvelinus anaktuvukensis Angayukaksurak char North America 30 TL 1973
Salvelinus andriashevi Chukot char Asia 29.9 TL 1948
Salvelinus boganidae Boganida char Asia 46.5 TL 1926
Salvelinus colii Europe 30 SL 1863
Salvelinus confluentus Bull trout Coastal and mountain stre 103 TL 1859
Salvelinus curilus Asia 75 TL 1814
Salvelinus czerskii Cherskii's char Asia 1932
Salvelinus drjagini Dryanin's char Asia 90 TL 1940
Salvelinus elgyticus Small-mouth char Asia 23.8 SL 1981
Salvelinus evasus Europe 30 SL 2005
Salvelinus faroensis Europe 20 SL 1970
Salvelinus fimbriatus Europe 20 SL 1908
Salvelinus fontinalis Brook trout North America 86 SL 1814
Salvelinus gracillimus Europe 35 SL 1909
Salvelinus grayi Europe 25 SL 1862
Salvelinus gritzenkoi Asia 2000
Salvelinus inframundus Europe 22 SL 1909
Salvelinus jacuticus Yakutian char Asia 1935
Salvelinus japonicus Asia 1961
Salvelinus killinensis Europe 40 SL 1866
Salvelinus krogiusae Asia 1993
Salvelinus kronocius Asia 1978
Salvelinus kuznetzovi Asia 1933
Salvelinus lepechini Europe 75 SL 1789
Salvelinus leucomaenis Whitespotted char Northwest Pacific 120 TL 1814
Salvelinus levanidovi North Pacific 1989
Salvelinus lonsdalii Europe 15 SL 1909
Salvelinus mallochi Europe 26 SL 1909
Salvelinus malma Dolly varden North America 127 TL 1792
Salvelinus maxillaris Europe 27 SL 1909
Salvelinus murta Europe 48 SL 1908
Salvelinus namaycush Lake trout North America 150 TL 1792
Salvelinus neiva Neiva Asia 55 TL 1933
Salvelinus neocomensis Europe 15 SL 2005
Salvelinus obtusus Europe 18 SL 1908
Salvelinus perisii Europe 25 SL 1865
Salvelinus profundus Europe 24 SL 1901
Salvelinus salvelinoinsularis Bear Island charr Europe 37.5 SL 1900
Salvelinus schmidti Asia 1978
Salvelinus struanensis Europe 36 SL 1881
Salvelinus taimyricus Asia 1949
Salvelinus taranetzi Eastern Arctic Ocean 1955
Salvelinus thingvallensis Europe 24 SL 1908
Salvelinus tolmachoffi Esei lake char Asia 37 TL 1926
Salvelinus umbla Europe 75 SL 1758
Salvelinus vasiljevae Sakhalinian char Asia 25 FL 2005
Salvelinus willoughbii Char Europe 30 SL 1862
Salvelinus youngeri Golden charr Europe 25 SL 1956



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