Coomsaharn char | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Salmoniformes |
Family: | Salmonidae |
Genus: | Salvelinus |
Species: | S. fimbriatus
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Binomial name | |
Salvelinus fimbriatus |
The Coomsaharn char (Salvelinus fimbriatus; the spellings Coomasaharn and charr are also used; Irish: ruabhreac Chom Sathairn) is a species of lacustrine char fish in the family Salmonidae. [3]
It is only located in Lough Coomsaharn, County Kerry, Ireland. [4] [5]
The English word "char[r]" is thought to derive from Old Irish ceara/cera meaning "[blood] red," [6] referring to its pink-red underside. [7] [8] This would also connect with its Welsh name torgoch, "red belly." [9]
Lough Coomsaharn ( /ˌkuːməˈsæhərən/) derives its name from the Irish Com Sathairn, "hollow of Saturday(?)". [10]
Salvelinus fimbriatus spawns in November/December and feeds on zooplankton. It is distinguished from other Salvelinus in Ireland by large eyes, [11] having 27–30 gill rakers, with 16–20 on the lower part (hence the species name fimbriatus, "fringed"). [12] Also, its body depth is 20–25% of snout length, the snout is conical, and the lower jaw is not included in the upper one; an adaptation that helps it to feed on plankton. [13]
The Coomsaharn char are a remnant fish of the Last Ice Age. [14]
Coomsaharn char | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Salmoniformes |
Family: | Salmonidae |
Genus: | Salvelinus |
Species: | S. fimbriatus
|
Binomial name | |
Salvelinus fimbriatus |
The Coomsaharn char (Salvelinus fimbriatus; the spellings Coomasaharn and charr are also used; Irish: ruabhreac Chom Sathairn) is a species of lacustrine char fish in the family Salmonidae. [3]
It is only located in Lough Coomsaharn, County Kerry, Ireland. [4] [5]
The English word "char[r]" is thought to derive from Old Irish ceara/cera meaning "[blood] red," [6] referring to its pink-red underside. [7] [8] This would also connect with its Welsh name torgoch, "red belly." [9]
Lough Coomsaharn ( /ˌkuːməˈsæhərən/) derives its name from the Irish Com Sathairn, "hollow of Saturday(?)". [10]
Salvelinus fimbriatus spawns in November/December and feeds on zooplankton. It is distinguished from other Salvelinus in Ireland by large eyes, [11] having 27–30 gill rakers, with 16–20 on the lower part (hence the species name fimbriatus, "fringed"). [12] Also, its body depth is 20–25% of snout length, the snout is conical, and the lower jaw is not included in the upper one; an adaptation that helps it to feed on plankton. [13]
The Coomsaharn char are a remnant fish of the Last Ice Age. [14]