Details
Complete name:
Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill, 1814)
Taxonomy:
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Salvelinus fontinalis
Authors:
Melanie Josefsson
Last updated: December 20th, 2006
Common Names
Brook trout, brook charr, sea trout.
Synonyms
Baione fontinalis (Mitchill, 1814)
Salmo canadensis Griffith & Smith, 1834
Salmo fontinalis Mitchill, 1814
Salmo hudsonicus Suckley, 1861
Salvelinus fontinalis
Salvelinus timagamiensis Henn & Rinckenbach, 1925
Short Description
This salmonid predatory fish has a long, streamlined body with a large mouth that extends past the eye. Colour variations include olive, blue-grey, or black above with a silvery white belly and wormlike markings (vermiculations) along the back. They have red spots on their sides. The lower fins have a white front edge with black and the remainder being reddish orange. The tail fin is square or rarely slightly forked. During breeding time in the fall, male brook trout can become very bright orange-red along the sides.
Contributors
The following contributors have provided records in the DAISIE database for this species.
Name | Institute |
Phil Lambdon |
NERC Centre for Hydrology and Ecology |
Stephan Gollasch |
GoConsult |
Experts
The following experts registered themselves as having knowledge about this species or its family.
Name | Institute | Country | Taxa |
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CIMERA ESTUDIOS APLICADOS, S. L.- Parque Científico de Madrid |
Spain |
Salvelinus fontinalis (name) |
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"Grigore Antipa" National Museum of Natural History |
Romania |
Salmonidae (name) |
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Japan |
Salmonidae (name) |
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Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences |
Poland |
Salmonidae (name) |
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CIMERA ESTUDIOS APLICADOS, S. L.- Parque Científico de Madrid |
Spain |
Salmonidae (name) |
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University of Girona |
Spain |
Salmonidae (name) |
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References
FishBase (2006) Salvelinus fontinalis, Brook trout. FishBase World Wide Web electronic publication. URL: www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=246&genusname=Salvelinus&speciesname=fontinalis. Cited 28 Nov 2006
Jansson K (2006) Nobanis Invasive Aliens Fact Sheet - Salvelinus fontinalis. From online database of the North European and Baltic Network on Invasive Alien Species. NOBANIS www.nobanis.org. Cited 12 Dec 2006
Other References
Lehtonen, H (2002) Alien freshwater fishes of Europe. Pages 153-161 in E Leppäkoski, S Gollasch and S Olenin editors. Invasive aquatic species of Europe: Distribution, impacts and management. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht.
Rask, M, Appelberg, M, Hesthagen, T, Tammi, J, Beijer, U and Lappainen, A (2000) Fish status survey of Nordic lakes: Species composition, distribution, effects of environmental changes. TemaNord 2000:508. Nordic Council of Ministers, Copenhagen
Solarz, W (2006) Speckled brook trout. Alien Species in Poland. Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences website. URL: www.iop.krakow.pl/ias/species.asp?198 (Accessed 2006-11-27)
Spens, J, Alanära, A, Eriksson, L-O (2007) Nonnative brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) and the demise of native brown trout (Salmo trutta) in northern boreal lakes: stealth, long-term
patterns? Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science 64:654-664