General information |
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| Salmo alpinus Linnaeus, 1758 | ||
| Common name | Arctic char, Arkticheskiy golets | |
| Valid name | Salvelinus alpinus alpinus (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
| Synonyms |
Salvelinus alpinus (Linnaeus, 1758) Salmo carbonarius Strom, 1784 Salmo levis Mohr, 1786 Salmo palja Walbaum, 1792 Salmo trutta laevis Walbaum, 1792 Salmo laevis Walbaum, 1792 Salmo punctatus Cuvier, 1829 Salmo nivalis Faber, 1829 Salmo ventricosus Nilsson, 1832 Salmo rutilus Nilsson, 1832 Salmo ascanii Valenciennes, 1848 Salmo oquassa Girard, 1854 Salmo salvelinostagnalis Smitt, 1886 Salmo alpinostagnalis Smitt, 1886 Salmo hybridus Smitt, 1886 Salvelinus aureolus Bean, 1887 Salvelinus lepechini melanostomus Berg, 1932 |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) | Not Reported |
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| Habitat | Saltwater and freshwater |
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| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Protacanthopterygii; Salmoniformes; Salmonidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | Russia; UK; Germany; France; Spain; Italy; Norway; Sweden; Denmark; Iceland; Ireland; Greenland; Finland; Belgium; Netherlands; USA; Canada; Alaska; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Latvia; Serbia; Slovakia; Switzerland |
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| Occurrence | Native: Russia, UK, Germany, France, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Greenland, Finland, Belgium, Netherlands, USA, Canada, Alaska, Switzerland Not established: Italy, Denmark, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Slovakia Misidentification: Ireland Introduced: Latvia, Serbia |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Lapland, Angermanland, Smaland provinces of Sweden. | |
| Source of chromosomes | Kidney & testes |
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| Number of specimens with sex | Not reported |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 80 |
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| Karyotype formula | 20m+60a |
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| Fundamental arm number | 100 |
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| Chromosome length | Not reported |
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| Sex chromosome | Not reported |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | Not reported |
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| Reference(s) |
Nygren A, Nilsson B, Jahnke M (1971). Cytological studies in Salmo trutta and Salmo alpinus. Hereditas, 67:259-268. |
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