Salvelinus colii explained

Salvelinus colii, also called Cole's char,[1] [2] Enniskillen char[3] or Trevelyan's char, is a cold-water species of char fish in the family Salmonidae.[4] [5] [6]

Salvelinus colii is currently located in Ireland, in several lakes[7] draining westward,[8] in County Clare, County Kerry, County Galway, County Mayo, County Donegal and County Westmeath.[9] Lough Ennell and Lough Conn are major sites.[10]

Taxonomy

Name

The English word "char[r]" is thought to derive from Old Irish ceara/cera meaning "[blood] red,"[11] referring to its pink-red underside.[12] [13] This would also connect with its Welsh name torgoch, "red belly."[14]

Biology

Salvelinus colii spawns in November/December. Feeds on benthic and planktonic invertebrates.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Wallace, Alfred Russel. Island Life. 1 May 2007. Cosimo, Inc.. 9781602065031. Google Books.
  2. Web site: Ireland Endemic Freshwater Fish Checklist. lntreasures.com.
  3. Book: Couch, Jonathan. A History of the Fishes of the British Islands. 269. Enniskillen Char.. 12 February 1877. G. Bell. Internet Archive.
  4. Web site: the origin and history of British fauna. 1952. CUP Archive. Google Books.
  5. Web site: ITIS Standard Report Page: Salvelinus colii. www.itis.gov.
  6. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Salvelinus colii (Günther, 1863). www.marinespecies.org.
  7. Web site: the origin and history of British fauna. 1952. CUP Archive. Google Books.
  8. Book: Handbook of European freshwater fishes. Maurice. Kottelat. Jörg. Freyhof. 12 February 2018. Publications Kottelat. 9782839902984. Google Books.
  9. Web site: Irish Fisheries Investigations: Freshwater. 12 February 1966. Stationery Office; To be purchased from Government Publications Sale Office. Google Books.
  10. Web site: The Irish Naturalists' Journal. J. A. Sidney. Stendall. Mary P. H.. Kertland. 12 February 1961. I.N.J. Committee.. Google Books.
  11. Web site: eDIL - Irish Language Dictionary. edil.qub.ac.uk.
  12. Book: Skeat, Walter W.. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language. 15 February 2013. Courier Corporation. 9780486317656. Google Books.
  13. Book: Various. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D). Library of Alexandria. 9781465562883. Google Books.
  14. Book: Weekley, Ernest. An Etymological Dictionary of Modern English. 5 March 2013. Courier Corporation. 9780486122878. Google Books.
  15. Web site: Salvelinus colii summary page. FishBase.

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