Arctic char Salvelinus alpinus Least concern
Where the Arctic char lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 353,387 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bony fish on the world map
Where does the Arctic char live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Arctic char in 6 countries and territories across Europe and North America. In France it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the Arctic char endangered?
The Arctic char’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the Arctic char?
The Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Salmoniformes and the family Salmonidae, genus Salvelinus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the Arctic char
The Arctic char or Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) is a cold-water fish in the family Salmonidae, native to alpine lakes, as well as Arctic and subarctic coastal waters in the Holarctic. It is the world's most northerly freshwater fish. Some populations are anadromous.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Arctic char (revision 1369114701), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q421047 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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