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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?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSalmoniformes
  5. familySalmonidae
  6. genusSalvelinus
  7. 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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the whitespotted 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

Silver trout

Salvelinus agassizii

SalmonidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the whitespotted char?

The whitespotted char (Salvelinus leucomaenis) belongs to the family Salmonidae in the order Salmoniformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Whitespotted char (Salvelinus leucomaenis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/whitespotted-char

MLA

“Whitespotted char (Salvelinus leucomaenis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/whitespotted-char.

BibTeX
@misc{whitespotted_char_2026,
  title = {Whitespotted char (Salvelinus leucomaenis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/whitespotted-char},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}