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Large-mouthed char

Salvelinus maxillaris Regan, 1909

Status not recordedbony fish

The large-mouthed char (Salvelinus maxillaris) is a species in the family Salmonidae, order Salmoniformes.

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Quick facts about the large-mouthed char

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 large-mouthed char live?

Not recorded

Is the large-mouthed char 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 large-mouthed char classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSalmoniformes
  5. familySalmonidae
  6. genusSalvelinus
  7. SpeciesSalvelinus maxillaris Regan, 1909
Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Large-mouthed charrEnglish
  • siven skotskýCzech
  • 顎紅點鮭Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the large-mouthed char

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

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the large-mouthed char?

The large-mouthed char (Salvelinus maxillaris) 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). Large-mouthed char (Salvelinus maxillaris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-mouthed-char

MLA

“Large-mouthed char (Salvelinus maxillaris).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-mouthed-char.

BibTeX
@misc{large_mouthed_char_2026,
  title = {Large-mouthed char (Salvelinus maxillaris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-mouthed-char},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}