Arctic char
(Salvelinus alpinus)

Classification

Species: Salvelinus alpinus
Genus: Salvelinus - Chars
Family: Salmonidae - Salmons and Trouts
Order: Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: Arctic char
Habitat: Anadromous
Climates: Continental, Subpolar, Polar, Mountain
Native: Europe, North America
Distribution: Manicouagan, Lake Baikal, Rhine, Thelon River, Kuskokwim River, Yukon, Atlantic Ocean, Torne, Paatsjoki River, Danube

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