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Orkney char

Salvelinus inframundus Regan, 1909

Status not recordedbony fish

The orkney char (Salvelinus inframundus) is a species in the family Salmonidae, order Salmoniformes.

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Quick facts about the orkney 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 orkney char live?

Not recorded

Is the orkney 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 orkney char classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSalmoniformes
  5. familySalmonidae
  6. genusSalvelinus
  7. SpeciesSalvelinus inframundus Regan, 1909
Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Orkney charrEnglish
  • siven orknejskýCzech
  • 不列顛紅點鮭Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the orkney 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 orkney char?

The orkney char (Salvelinus inframundus) 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). Orkney char (Salvelinus inframundus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/orkney-char

MLA

“Orkney char (Salvelinus inframundus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/orkney-char.

BibTeX
@misc{orkney_char_2026,
  title = {Orkney char (Salvelinus inframundus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/orkney-char},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}