Arctic char

Arctic char or Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) is both a freshwater and saltwater fish in the Salmonidae family, native to Arctic, sub-Arctic and alpine lakes and coastal waters. No other freshwater fish is found as far north.

Arctic Char
Arctic char, a member of the salmon family, can be found in rivers along the north coast of the Northwest Territories and on the Arctic islands. Char are feisty fighters and commonly range in size from 2.3 to 3.

There are a variety of fish that live in the Arctic Ocean but two of the more common species are Arctic cod and Arctic char. Arctic cod are the centre of life in many Arctic waters - many seabirds and mammals rely on them to survive.

Coregonus lavaretus (Common Whitefish)
Hucho hucho (Huchen)
Salmo carpio
Salmo salar (Atlantic salmon)
Salmo trutta (Brown Trout and Sea Trout)
Salvelinus alpinus (Arctic char)
Thymallus thymallus (Grayling) ...

spend their adult life in the ocean and then return to spawn in the streams in which they were hatched. This is called anadromous reproduction and is more often seen in salmon. Brook trout, brown trout, cutthroat trout, bull trout, and Arctic char ...

See also: Char, Trout, Salmon, Fly, Bull