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Dolly varden

Salvelinus malma (Walbaum, 1792)

Status not recordedbony fish

The dolly varden (Salvelinus malma) is a species in the family Salmonidae, order Salmoniformes.

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Quick facts about the dolly varden

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 dolly varden live?

Not recorded

Is the dolly varden 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 dolly varden classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSalmoniformes
  5. familySalmonidae
  6. genusSalvelinus
  7. SpeciesSalvelinus malma (Walbaum, 1792)

Synonyms Fario lordii, Salmo bairdii, Salmo lordii, Salmo malma, Salmo parkei, Salmo parkii, Salmo spectabilis, Salmo tudes, Salvelinus alpinus malma, Salvelinus bairdii, Salvelinus confluentus malma, Salvelinus malma alpinus, Salvelinus malma malma, Salvelinus malma miyabei, Salvelinus malma spectabilis, Salvelinus malma tudes, Salvelinus miyabei, Salvelinus parkei, Salvelinus spectabilis

Other names and names in other languages (21)
  • Dolly varden charEnglish
  • Dolly varden troutEnglish
  • QaadasAleut
  • siven malmaCzech
  • MalmaørredDanish
  • Dolly-Varden-ForelleGerman
  • Trucha Dolly VardenSpanish
  • iqalluyagaqCentral Yupik
  • HärkänieriäFinnish
  • omble malmaFrench
  • オショロコマJapanese
  • 곤들매기Korean
  • malmaPolish
  • Salvelino-do-PacíficoPortuguese
  • МальмаRussian
  • 瑪紅點鮭Chinese
  • Dolly VardenFrench
  • omble du PacifiqueFrench
  • Камчатский голецRussian
  • тихоокеанский голецRussian
  • 花羔紅點鮭Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dolly varden

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

Charr

Salvelinus umbla

SalmonidaeNo free photo yet

Silver trout

Salvelinus agassizii

SalmonidaeNo free photo yet

CompareDolly varden vs Arctic charDolly varden vs Brook troutDolly varden vs LakerDolly varden vs Whitespotted char

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the dolly varden?

The dolly varden (Salvelinus malma) 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). Dolly varden (Salvelinus malma). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dolly-varden

MLA

“Dolly varden (Salvelinus malma).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dolly-varden.

BibTeX
@misc{dolly_varden_2026,
  title = {Dolly varden (Salvelinus malma)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dolly-varden},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}