Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Salvelinus profundus (Salvelinus profundus), recorded as Endangered
Salvelinus profundus (Salvelinus profundus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Salvelinus profundus

Salvelinus profundus

Salvelinus profundus is a deepwater char species found only in deep areas of Lake Constance.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Salvelinus profundus
Taxonomy
Salmoniformes · Salmonidae · Salvelinus

Appearance

This fish can reach 24 cm (9.4 in) in length and has a blunt snout with the mouth in subinferior position. Its lower fins have no white margins and its flanks are silvery to yellowish with pale blue spots. The belly can have a reddish color.

Range and habitat

Salvelinus profundus is a deepwater char species found only in deep areas of Lake Constance.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Diet

Salmonids need cold, oxygenated water and a clean gravel or open-lake feeding ground. Endemic whitefishes collapse when the lake is eutrophied or fished out.

In crisis

Salvelinus profundus is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Salvelinus profundus — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q1341118. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Photograph of Salvelinus grayi (Salvelinus grayi), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Salvelinus grayi

Salvelinus grayi
Photograph of Kirikuchi char (Salvelinus japonicus), recorded as EndangeredEN

Kirikuchi char

Salvelinus japonicus
Photograph of Salvelinus willoughbii (Salvelinus willoughbii), recorded as EndangeredEN

Salvelinus willoughbii

Salvelinus willoughbii
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus

Quick answers

What is Salvelinus profundus?
Salvelinus profundus is a deepwater char species found only in deep areas of Lake Constance.
What is the conservation status of Salvelinus profundus?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Salvelinus profundus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Salvelinus profundus live?
Salvelinus profundus is a deepwater char species found only in deep areas of Lake Constance.
Why is Salvelinus profundus in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Salvelinus profundus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Salvelinus profundus a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.