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Salvelinus namaycush (Walbaum, 1792)

Lake trout
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: Akalukpik, Col-lic-puk, Great Lake trout
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Common in the northern part of its range; uncommon in Great Lakes where maintained by artifical propagation (Ref. 86798). Prefers water temperature between 4 and 13 °C (40-55 °F) Also Ref. 1998, 5723, 27547.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Trucha lacustre, 湖红点鲑, أومبل كندا او تروتة الضاية, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Salmoniformes (Salmons) > Salmonidae (Salmonids) > Salmoninae
Etymology: Salvelinus: Old name for char; it is the same root of german "saibling" = little salmon (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Walbaum.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce bentopelágico; no migratorio; rango de profundidad 3 - 61 m (Ref. 120394), usually 18 - 53 m (Ref. 1998).   Temperate; 4°C - 13°C (Ref. 120394); 75°N - 38°N, 168°W - 67°W (Ref. 86798)

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