Salvelinus gracillimus is a cold-water species of fish in the family Salmonidae. It was first described by Charles Tate Regan in 1909.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Salmoniformes |
| Family: | Salmonidae |
| Genus: | Salvelinus |
| Species: | S. gracillimus
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| Binomial name | |
| Salvelinus gracillimus Regan, 1909
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| Synonyms | |
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Salvelinus alpinus (non Joensen & Tåning, 1970) | |
The species is endemic to Loch of Girlsta in the Shetland Islands; reports of specimens from Loch More on the Scottish mainland are unconfirmed. Introduced fish species and farmed Arctic char constitute potential threats to the populations. The IUCN categorizes the species as vulnerable.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Salvelinus gracillimus: Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M.: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T135412A4125867". International Union for Conservation of Nature. 1 January 2008. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2008.rlts.t135412a4125867.en. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Salvelinus gracillimus". FishBase. November 2022 version.
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