Cole's char
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Salvelinus
Species:
S. colii
Binomial name
Salvelinus colii
(Günther, 1863)
Synonyms
previous scientific names
  • Salvelinus scharffi Regan, 1911[2]
    Salvelinus trevelyani Regan 1908, 1911[3]

Salvelinus colii, also called Cole's char,[4][5] Enniskillen char[6] or Trevelyan's char, is a cold-water species of char fish in the family Salmonidae.[7][8][9]

Salvelinus colii is currently located in Ireland, in several lakes[10] draining westward,[11] in County Clare, County Kerry, County Galway, County Mayo, County Donegal and County Westmeath.[12][1] Lough Ennell and Lough Conn are major sites.[13]

Taxonomy

Name

The English word "char[r]" is thought to derive from Old Irish ceara/cera meaning "[blood] red,"[14] referring to its pink-red underside.[15][16] This would also connect with its Welsh name torgoch, "red belly."[17]

Biology

Drawing of Salvelinus colii, 1877

Salvelinus colii spawns in November/December.[1] Feeds on benthic and planktonic invertebrates.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b c Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Salvelinus colii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135407A4125452. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135407A4125452.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Figure 13: Salvelinus scharffi, Scharff's charr (Regan 1911)". ResearchGate.
  3. ^ "Figure 15: Salvelinus trevelyani, Trevelyan's charr (Regan 1908, 1911)". ResearchGate.
  4. ^ Wallace, Alfred Russel (1 May 2007). Island Life. Cosimo, Inc. ISBN 9781602065031 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Ireland Endemic Freshwater Fish Checklist". lntreasures.com.
  6. ^ Couch, Jonathan (12 February 1877). A History of the Fishes of the British Islands. G. Bell. p. 269 – via Internet Archive. Enniskillen Char.
  7. ^ "the origin and history of British fauna". CUP Archive. 1952 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Salvelinus colii". www.itis.gov.
  9. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Salvelinus colii (Günther, 1863)". www.marinespecies.org.
  10. ^ "the origin and history of British fauna". CUP Archive. 1952 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ Kottelat, Maurice; Freyhof, Jörg (12 February 2018). Handbook of European freshwater fishes. Publications Kottelat. ISBN 9782839902984 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ "Irish Fisheries Investigations: Freshwater". Stationery Office; To be purchased from Government Publications Sale Office. 12 February 1966 – via Google Books.
  13. ^ Stendall, J. A. Sidney; Kertland, Mary P. H. (12 February 1961). "The Irish Naturalists' Journal". I.N.J. Committee. – via Google Books.
  14. ^ "eDIL - Irish Language Dictionary". edil.qub.ac.uk.
  15. ^ Skeat, Walter W. (15 February 2013). An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language. Courier Corporation. ISBN 9780486317656 – via Google Books.
  16. ^ Various. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D). Library of Alexandria. ISBN 9781465562883 – via Google Books.
  17. ^ Weekley, Ernest (5 March 2013). An Etymological Dictionary of Modern English. Courier Corporation. ISBN 9780486122878 – via Google Books.
  18. ^ "Salvelinus colii summary page". FishBase.

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