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💧 Freshwater Vulnerable 🌡️ Temperate

Salvelinus Evasus

Salvelinus evasus Freyhof & Kottelat, 2005
Max Length
30 cm
Max Weight
Lifespan
Trophic Level
3.7
Depth
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
42.00/100
Typical Length
Depth Zone

📖 Overview

Salvelinus Evasus (Salvelinus evasus) is a ray-finned fish of the family Salmonidae. It inhabits freshwater waters. This species can reach a maximum total length of 30 cm. With a trophic level of 3.7, it is a mid-level predator. It is assessed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

Scientific Name
Salvelinus evasus
Authority
Freyhof & Kottelat, 2005
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
IUCN Status
VU
Max Length
30 cm
Trophic Level
3.7
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
42.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Diagnosed from other prealpine charrs by the following combination of characters: mouth subinferior; snout blunt; 19-25 gill rakers; flank yellowish to silvery, sometimes with faint pale spots; eye diameter 0.8-1.4 times in interorbital; head depth at eye 9.4-11.4% SL; body depth at anal-fin origin 10.6-14.7% SL . Also distinguished from congeners in central Europe by its fin hyaline to whitish, with white margins in mature males .: fusiform / normal.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Salvelinus Evasus is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Salvelinus Evasus is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Salvelinus Evasus is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
3.7±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00977 × L3.04 (TL)
Max TL
30cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Vulnerable
Assessment Date
2023

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
42.00/100
Moderate vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.7
Predator
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Freyhof & Kottelat, 2005

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