Salvelinus murta
Salvelinus murta (Saemundsson, 1908)


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Family:  Salmonidae (Salmonids), subfamily: Salmoninae
Max. size:  48 cm SL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 18 years
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Europe: Lake Thingvalla, Iceland.
Diagnosis:  Distinguished from congeners in Iceland by the following characters: coloration of flank silvery bluish, without parr marks, with paler spots (spawning males become brownish with yellowish spots); pectoral, pelvic and anal fins without conspicuous white anterior margin; snout conical, longer than eye diameter; mouth subterminal, upper jaw projecting only slightly (Ref. 59043).
Biology:  Occurs in open waters. Feeds on zooplankton and insects. A few individuals are piscivorous and planktivorous (Ref. 59043).
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 20 October 2023 (D2) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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