Salvelinus jacuticus, commonly known as Yakutian char, is a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family. It is endemic to the mountain lakes in the Lena Delta, Russia.[1] It was reported that the population of the species declined due to overfishing and the rise of temperature in the arctic region.[2]

Yakutian char
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Salvelinus
Species:
S. jacuticus
Binomial name
Salvelinus jacuticus
Borisov, 1935

Description

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Yakutian char feed on the larvae and pupae of chironomid flies.[3] The species may grow to a recorded length of 20cm (7.9 inches). The fish usually have a long dark grey body with orange spots on the sides. The species is benthopelagic, residing at or near the bottom of the lake.[4]


References

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  1. ^ Lisovski, Simeon; Runge, Alexandra; Shevtsova, Iuliia; Landgraf, Nele; Morgenstern, Anne; Okoth, Ronald Reagan; Fuchs, Matthias; Lashchinskiy, Nikolay; Stadie, Carl; Beamish, Alison; Herzschuh, Ulrike; Grosse, Guido; Heim, Birgit (24 February 2023). "A new habitat map of the Lena Delta in Arctic Siberia based on field and remote sensing datasets". Earth System Science Data Discussions: 1–30. doi:10.5194/essd-2023-36. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  2. ^ Гордеева, н. в.; Алексеев, с. с.; Кириллов, а. ф.; Романов, в. и.; Пичугин, м. ю. (2021). "Новые данные о распространении трёх филогенетических линий арктического гольца Salvelinus alpinus (Salmonidae) в областях их контакта на севере Восточной Сибири". Вопросы ихтиологии. 61 (5): 545–552. doi:10.31857/S0042875221050076. S2CID 239749720. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  3. ^ Lisovski, Simeon; Runge, Alexandra; Shevtsova, Iuliia; Landgraf, Nele; Morgenstern, Anne; Okoth, Ronald Reagan; Fuchs, Matthias; Lashchinskiy, Nikolay; Stadie, Carl; Beamish, Alison; Herzschuh, Ulrike; Grosse, Guido; Heim, Birgit (24 February 2023). "A new habitat map of the Lena Delta in Arctic Siberia based on field and remote sensing datasets". Earth System Science Data Discussions: 1–30. doi:10.5194/essd-2023-36. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  4. ^ K.E., Marshall (April 1981). "The bibliography of the arctic charr salvelinus alpinus" (PDF). No. 134. Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Retrieved 14 December 2023.