Laker

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

Not recorded

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.

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

Synonyms Cristivomer namaycush, Cristivomer namaycush huronicus, Cristovomer namayacush, Oncorhynchus namaycush, Salar namagcush, Salmo adirondakus, Salmo amethystinus, Salmo amethystus, Salmo confinis, Salmo ferox, Salmo namaycush, Salmo pallidus, Salmo siscowet, Salmo siskawitz, Salmo siskiwit, Salmo symmetrica, Salmo toma, Salvelinus namaycuch

Catalogue of Life

LC, Least Concern

Arctic char

Salvelinus alpinus

Salmonidae

LC, Least Concern

Brook trout

Salvelinus fontinalis

Salmonidae

D

Dolly varden

Salvelinus malma

SalmonidaeNo free photo yet

W

Whitespotted char

Salvelinus leucomaenis

SalmonidaeNo free photo yet

C

Charr

Salvelinus umbla

SalmonidaeNo free photo yet

S

Silver trout

Salvelinus agassizii

SalmonidaeNo free photo yet

CompareLaker vs Arctic charLaker vs Brook troutLaker vs Dolly vardenLaker vs Whitespotted char

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• Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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@misc{laker_2026,
  title = {Laker (Salvelinus namaycush)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/laker},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}