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Cole's char
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Salmoniformes
Family:	Salmonidae
Genus:	Salvelinus
Species:	S. colii
Binomial name
Salvelinus colii (Günther, 1863)
Synonyms
previous scientific names Salvelinus scharffi Regan, 1911 Salvelinus trevelyani Regan 1908, 1911

Salvelinus colii, also called Cole's char, Enniskillen char or Trevelyan's char, is a cold-water species of char fish in the family Salmonidae.

Salvelinus colii is currently located in Ireland, in several lakes draining westward, in County Clare, County Kerry, County Galway, County Mayo, County Donegal and County Westmeath. Lough Ennell and Lough Conn are major sites.

Taxonomy

Name

The English word "char" is thought to derive from Old Irish ceara/cera meaning " red," referring to its pink-red underside. This would also connect with its Welsh name torgoch, "red belly."

Biology

Salvelinus colii spawns in November/December. Feeds on benthic and planktonic invertebrates.

References

1. ^ Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Salvelinus colii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135407A4125452. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135407A4125452.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. "Figure 13: Salvelinus scharffi, Scharff's charr (Regan 1911)". ResearchGate.
3. "Figure 15: Salvelinus trevelyani, Trevelyan's charr (Regan 1908, 1911)". ResearchGate.
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9. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Salvelinus colii (Günther, 1863)". www.marinespecies.org.
10. "the origin and history of British fauna". CUP Archive. 1952 – via Google Books.
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14. "eDIL - Irish Language Dictionary". edil.qub.ac.uk.
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17. Weekley, Ernest (5 March 2013). An Etymological Dictionary of Modern English. Courier Corporation. ISBN 9780486122878 – via Google Books.
18. "Salvelinus colii summary page". FishBase.

External links

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• IUCN Red List near threatened species
• Salvelinus
• Freshwater fish of Ireland
• Fish described in 1863
• Taxa named by Albert Günther