Salvelinus perisii, also known as Torgoch charr, is a freshwater species of fish of the genus Salvelinus found in several lakes such as Llyn Peris, Llyn Padarn and Llyn Cwellyn in Gwynedd County of Wales. The species are listed as vulnerable by IUCN.[2]
| Salvelinus perisii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Salmoniformes |
| Family: | Salmonidae |
| Genus: | Salvelinus |
| Species: | S. perisii
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| Binomial name | |
| Salvelinus perisii Günther, 1865
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Description
editTorgoch charr can reach a recorded maximum length of 25 cm (9.8 inches).[3] The species are benthopelagic, residing in the bottom or near bottom of the lake.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Reference Summary - IUCN, 2022". fishbase.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ Cowx, Ian G. (1 October 1982). "Concentrations of heavy metals in the tissues of trout Salmo trutta and char Salvelinus alpinus from two lakes in North Wales". Environmental Pollution Series A, Ecological and Biological. 29 (2): 101–110. doi:10.1016/0143-1471(82)90114-3. ISSN 0143-1471. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ Powell, Anne M.; Chubb, James C. (July 1966). "A Decline in the Occurrence of Diphyllobothrium Plerocercoids in the Trout Salmotrutta L. of Llyn Padarn, Caernarvonshire". Nature. 211 (5047): 439–439. doi:10.1038/211439a0. ISSN 1476-4687. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ McCarthy, I. D. (March 2007). "The Welsh Torgoch ( Salvelinus alpinus ): a short review of its distribution and ecology". Ecology of Freshwater Fish (in Ukrainian). 16 (1): 34–40. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0633.2006.00166.x. Retrieved 6 December 2023.