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Charr

Salvelinus umbla (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedbony fish

The charr (Salvelinus umbla) is a species in the family Salmonidae, order Salmoniformes.

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Quick facts about the charr

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the charr live?

Not recorded

Is the charr endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the charr classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSalmoniformes
  5. familySalmonidae
  6. genusSalvelinus
  7. SpeciesSalvelinus umbla (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Salmo costatus, Salmo distichus, Salmo monostichus, Salmo pallidus, Salmo salmarinus, Salmo salvelinus, Salmo salvelinus carneus, Salmo salvelinus marsilii, Salmo schrankii, Salmo umbla, Salvelinus monostichus, Salvelinus salvelinus

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Lake charEnglish
  • SeesaiblingGerman
  • Omble chevalierFrench
  • StorrödingSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the charr

Other species in the same genus Salvelinus.

LC, Least Concern
Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)

Arctic char

Salvelinus alpinus

Salmonidae

LC, Least Concern
Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)

Brook trout

Salvelinus fontinalis

Salmonidae

Laker

Salvelinus namaycush

SalmonidaeNo free photo yet

Silver trout

Salvelinus agassizii

SalmonidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the charr?

The charr (Salvelinus umbla) belongs to the family Salmonidae in the order Salmoniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Charr (Salvelinus umbla). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/charr

MLA

“Charr (Salvelinus umbla).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/charr.

BibTeX
@misc{charr_2026,
  title = {Charr (Salvelinus umbla)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/charr},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}