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Salvelinus namaycush (Walbaum, 1792)

Lake trout
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Canada country information

Common names: Great Lakes char, Great Lakes trout, Grey trout
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Coker, G.A., C.B. Portt and C.K. Minns, 2001
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Occurs in all provinces and territories, excluding Prince Edward Island (Ref. 52559). Occurs in the Great Lakes (Ref. 119192). Rarely in brackish water (Ref. 11980). Esteemed food fish (Ref. 1998). Also Ref. 5723, 27547, 86798, 119194, 118443.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Trucha lacustre, أومبل كندا او تروتة الضاية, 湖红点鲑, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Salmoniformes (Salmons) > Salmonidae (Salmonids) > Salmoninae
Etymology: Salvelinus: Old name for char; it is the same root of german "saibling" = little salmon (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Walbaum.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory; depth range 3 - 61 m (Ref. 120394), usually 18 - 53 m (Ref. 1998).   Temperate; 4°C - 13°C (Ref. 120394); 75°N - 38°N, 168°W - 67°W (Ref. 86798)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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