406 observationsLeast Concern
Arctic Char
Salvelinus alpinus
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Actinopterygii ›Order: Salmoniformes ›Family: Salmonidae ›Genus: Salvelinus
About
Arctic char or Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) is a cold-water fish in the family Salmonidae, native to alpine lakes and arctic and subarctic coastal waters. Its distribution is circumpolar. It spawns in fresh water and populations can be lacustrine, riverine or anadromous, where they return from the ocean to their fresh water birth rivers to spawn. No other freshwater fish is found as far north; it is, for instance, the only fish species in Lake Hazen...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Arctic Char is Salvelinus alpinus.
- Arctic Char belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Arctic Char belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Arctic Char belongs to the class Actinopterygii.
- Arctic Char belongs to the order Salmoniformes.
- Arctic Char belongs to the family Salmonidae.
- Arctic Char belongs to the genus Salvelinus.