Arctic char
Salvelinus alpinus
CommonFishcarnivore
The Arctic charr is a cold-water fish related to salmon, thriving in icy alpine lakes and northern coastal waters. It holds the record as the northernmost freshwater fish on Earth, with some groups migrating between rivers and the sea.
- Some Arctic charr populations swim from freshwater to the ocean and back.
- They live farther north than any other freshwater fish.
- They belong to the same family as salmon and trout.
FreshwaterPolarArcticEuropeNorth America
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- Classification
- Fish
- Scientific name
- Salvelinus alpinus
- Habitat
- Freshwater, Polar
- Regions in this directory
- Arctic, Europe, North America
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- medium
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern (LC)
