Coomsaharn char

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Coomsaharn char
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Salvelinus
Species:
S. fimbriatus
Binomial name
Salvelinus fimbriatus
Regan, 1908 [2]

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]

Contents

It is only located in Lough Coomsaharn, County Kerry, Ireland. [4] [5]

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Location of Lough Coomsaharn in Ireland

Taxonomy

Name

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 ( /ˌkməˈsæhərən/ ) derives its name from the Irish Com Sathairn, "hollow of Saturday(?)". [10]

Biology

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]

History

The Coomsaharn char are a remnant fish of the Last Ice Age. [14]

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