dolly varden

Salvelinus malma

One Hundred Twenty Seven Centimeters Trout from Northwest Pacific

Red
Temperate
Lower river
Circumpolar Arctic
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
North America
Polar regions
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Large
Temperate fish

The Dolly Varden trout (Salvelinus malma) is a species of salmonid ray-finned fish native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America. Despite the name "trout" (which typically refers to freshwater species from the genera Salmo and Oncorhynchus), it belongs to the genus Salvelinus (chars), which includes 51 recognized species, the most prominent being the brook, lake and bull trout as well as the Arctic char. Although many populations are semi-anadromous, riverine and lacustrine populations occur throughout its range.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Salmons and Trout
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Salvelinus
Maximum length: 127 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: North America: Arctic and Pacific drainages from lower Mackenzie River in Northwest Territories, Canada to Puget Sound and Quinault River in Washington, USA (Ref. 86798 ). Northwest Pacific: Korea to Bering Sea (Ref. 2850 ).

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