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Etymology: Salvelinus: Old name for char; it is the same root of german "saibling" = little salmon (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: William Willoughby Cole, 3rd Earl of Enniskillen (1807–1866) was an Irish palaeontologist and politician. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Günther.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate; 56°N - 51°N, 11°W - 7°W
Europe: Endemic to Ireland: several lakes draining westward, in Kerry, Clare, Galway, Mayo, Donegal and Westmeant Counties.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 59043)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Distinguished from congeners in Ireland by the following combination of characters: body depth 20-25% SL; snout conical, lower jaw not included in upper one; pectoral length 0.5-0.7 times in distance from its origin to pelvic origin; small to indistinct spots on lower flank, whitish to red or orange (Ref. 59043).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Occurs in lakes. Feeds on benthic and planktonic invertebrates. Spawns in November-December (Ref. 59043).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kottelat, M. and J. Freyhof, 2007. Handbook of European freshwater fishes. Publications Kottelat, Cornol and Freyhof, Berlin. 646 pp. (Ref. 59043)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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