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Genus Family: Salmonidae 🍽️ 5 Edible 🎣 6 Game Fish

Salvelinus

Common name: Chars

Cold-water fish closely related to salmon and trout, including brook trout and Arctic char.

Species
51
Max Length
150 cm
Max Weight
32.7 kg
Max Lifespan
50 yrs
Avg Trophic
3.76
Threatened
-

🌍 Habitat Distribution

💧 Freshwater
44
🔄 Diadromous
7

🛡️ Conservation Status

LC
VU
Least Concern 21
Vulnerable 13
Endangered 3
Critically Endangered 2
Extinct 3
Data Deficient 1

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Cyprus
2 spp.
Japan
2 spp.
Montenegro
2 spp.
Poland
2 spp.
Spain
2 spp.
China
2 spp.
France
2 spp.
Luxembourg
2 spp.
United States
2 spp.
Denmark
2 spp.
Netherlands
2 spp.
Switzerland
2 spp.
Belgium
2 spp.
Croatia
2 spp.
Italy
2 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

carnivore
50%
1
piscivore
50%
1
Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
200 m

🍽️ Nutrition & Mercury Safety

Edible Species
1
Avg Mercury
0.06
ppm · Low
Avg Omega-3
922
mg / serving

🏆 World Records

weight
Brook trout - 6.57 kg
Salvelinus fontinalis
🎣 Dr. W.J. Cook 📍 Nipigon River, Ontario, Canada 📅 Jul 1915