Whitespotted char
Salvelinus leucomaenis (Pallas, 1814)
Status not recordedbony fish
The whitespotted char (Salvelinus leucomaenis) is a species in the family Salmonidae, order Salmoniformes.
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Quick facts about the whitespotted 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 whitespotted char live?
Not recorded
Is the whitespotted 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 whitespotted char classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderSalmoniformes
- familySalmonidae
- genusSalvelinus
- SpeciesSalvelinus leucomaenis (Pallas, 1814)
Synonyms Salmo leucomaenis, Salmo pluvius, Salvelinus imbrius, Salvelinus leucomaenis imbrius, Salvelinus leucomaenis leucomaenis, Salvelinus leucomaenis pluvius, Salvelinus leucomaensis, Salvelinus leucomanius, Salvelinus leucomanius pluvius, Salvelinus pluvius
Other names and names in other languages (18)
- White spotted charrEnglish
- siven světloskvrnnýCzech
- Japansk fjeldørredDanish
- Japan-SaiblingGerman
- ゴギJapanese
- 홍송어Korean
- golec dalekowschodniPolish
- КунджаRussian
- アメマスroot
- 斑頭紅點鮭Chinese
- Kirikuchi-SaiblingGerman
- アメマス/エゾイワナJapanese
- イワナJapanese
- オオイワナJapanese
- ニッコウイワナJapanese
- iwanaJapanese
- 白斑紅點鮭Chinese
- 遠東紅點鮭Chinese
Relatives of the whitespotted char
Other species in the same genus Salvelinus.

Arctic char
Salvelinus alpinus

Brook trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
Laker
Salvelinus namaycush
Dolly varden
Salvelinus malma
Charr
Salvelinus umbla
Silver trout
Salvelinus agassizii
CompareWhitespotted char vs Arctic charWhitespotted char vs Brook troutWhitespotted char vs LakerWhitespotted char vs Dolly varden
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the whitespotted char?
The whitespotted char (Salvelinus leucomaenis) 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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