CaRMS taxon details
Salvelinus alpinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
127188 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127188)
accepted
Species
Salvelinus alpinus alpinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
- Subspecies Salvelinus alpinus alpinus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Salvelinus alpinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
Distribution Landlocked populations in Quebec, Canada and in Maine and New Hampshire.
Distribution Landlocked populations in Quebec, Canada and in Maine and New Hampshire. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2021). FishBase. Salvelinus alpinus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Kennedy, M.K., L. Van Guelpen, G. Pohle, L. Bajona (Eds.) (2021) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/carms./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127188 on 2025-07-06
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Salvelinus alpinus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127188 on 2025-07-06
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(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 309 [details] Available for editors
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 309 [details] Available for editors
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Carnivorous, consuming a great variety of marinfe and frsehwater organisms [details]Distribution Landlocked populations in Quebec, Canada and in Maine and New Hampshire. [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Both anadromous, populations spend most of their life at sea, and non- migratory populations, remain in lakes and rivers. [details]
Importance Scientific- Commercial, aquaculture, gamefish [details]
Introduction This species has been introduced or released in Dutch waters. [details]
Predators Seals, loons, terns, man [details]
Reproduction Spawning takes place in September and October in arctic waters, in November or even December in Newfoundland and Quebec. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | fjeldørredfjaeldørred | [details] |
| Dutch | riddervisbeekridder | [details] |
| English | torgochsea troutHudson Bay salmoncharrArctic charrArctic char | [details] |
| Faroese | bleikja | [details] |
| French | omble-chevalier [from synonym]omble chevalier | [details] |
| German | WandersaiblingSeesaiblingRotforelle | [details] |
| Italian | salmo alpino | [details] |
| Kalaallisut | eqaluc | [details] |
| Lithuanian | arktinė palija | [details] |
| Norwegian | røye | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | røye | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | røye | [details] |
| Polish | golec zwyczajnygolec | [details] |
| Russian | golec | [details] |
| Slovenian | jezerska zlatovčica | [details] |
| Spanish | salvelino | [details] |
| Swedish | rödingfjällröding | [details] |
| Turkish | avrupa dağ alabalığıalp alasıalp alabalığı | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Голець арктичний | [details] |
| Welsh | torgoch | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (62 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Salvelinus alpinus alpinus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (174 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Salvelinus alpinus alpinus) (from synonym Salvelinus alpinus alpinus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Salvelinus alpinus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Salvelinus alpinus alpinus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase images (Salvelinus alpinus, Sweden, by Ueberschär, B.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (86392 nucleotides; 62884 proteins)
To GenBank (88 nucleotides; 78 proteins) (from synonym Salvelinus alpinus alpinus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Salvelinus agassizii P06383 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Salvelinus alpinus P06385 illustration)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Salvelinus alpinus alpinus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Salvelinus alpinus alpinus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (174 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Salvelinus alpinus alpinus) (from synonym Salvelinus alpinus alpinus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Salvelinus alpinus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Salvelinus alpinus alpinus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase images (Salvelinus alpinus, Sweden, by Ueberschär, B.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (86392 nucleotides; 62884 proteins)
To GenBank (88 nucleotides; 78 proteins) (from synonym Salvelinus alpinus alpinus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Salvelinus agassizii P06383 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Salvelinus alpinus P06385 illustration)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Salvelinus alpinus alpinus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To ITIS
