Golden charr
📖 Overview
Inhabits lakes. Feeds on zooplankton in summer and on benthic invertebrates for the rest of the year. Spawns over gravel and stones in shallow water, along stone shore line .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Distinguished from congeners in British Isles by the following characters: body coloration plain purplish-brown (silvery to goldish outside spawning season), belly creamy-pink to light orange in large individuals; eye large, about 3.7-4.0 times in HL; snout blunt; pectoral fin equal to or longer than head, sometimes almost reaching pelvic origin in large males; pectoral, pelvic and anal fins reddish; pelvic and anal fins with white anterior margin, very narrow in pectoral; maxilla reaching posterior margin of eye or beyond .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Golden charr is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Golden charr is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Golden charr is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate; 57°N - 55°N, 5°W - 4°W
🌿 Ecology
zooplankton in summer and on benthic invertebrates for the rest of the year
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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