Salvelinus albus explained

Salvelinus albus, also known as white char, is a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family. It is endemic to the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, including the Lake Kronotskoye drainage basin.^[1]

Description

The species is found to depths of 50 m (164 feet) under water, and is occasionally observed in the shallow offshore zone.^[2] The species are anadromous, as they will migrate up rivers from the sea for spawning.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Oleinik . A. G. . Skurikhina . L. A. . Brykov . Vl. A. . Genetic divergence of mitochondrial DNA in white char Salvelinus albus and northern Dolly Varden char Salvelinus malma malma . Russian Journal of Genetics . 1 March 2010 . 46 . 3 . 345–355 . 10.1134/S1022795410030129 . 5 December 2023 . en . 1608-3369.
2. Zhivotovsky . L. A. . Shaikhaev . E. G. . Pavlov . S. D. . Pivovarov . E. A. . On the status and identity of the white char, Salvelinus albus Glubokovsky, 1977, from different habitats . Russian Journal of Marine Biology . 1 March 2016 . 42 . 2 . 193–195 . 10.1134/S1063074016020140 . 5 December 2023 . en . 1608-3377.
3. Esin . Evgeny V. . Melnik . Nikolay O. . Markevich . Grigorii N. . Life‐history variation as a source of diversity for endemic white charr (Salmonidae) of the lower Kamchatka River . Journal of Fish Biology . October 2022 . 101 . 4 . 914–924 . 10.1111/jfb.15149 . 5 December 2023 . en . 0022-1112.