| Family: |
Salmonidae (Salmonids), subfamily: Salmoninae |
| Max. size: |
36 cm SL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 8 years |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Europe: Loch Rannoch and Loch Ericht in Scotland, United Kingdom. |
| Diagnosis: |
Distinguished from congeners in central Scotland by having overall claret color in breeding season often with dark fins and orange-pink spots and oval mouth when open. Additional characters useful for identification include absence of parr marks and body fusiform (Ref. 59043). |
| Biology: |
Found in the pelagic zone of fjord-like lakes, usually less than 20 m below surface. Feeds on zooplankton, especially Cladocera, Daphnia. Spawns on gravels along shelving shores of lakes (Ref. 59043). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 20 October 2023 (D2) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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