Salvelinus lonsdalii
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| Salvelinus lonsdalii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Salmoniformes |
| Family: | Salmonidae |
| Genus: | Salvelinus |
| Species: | S. lonsdalii |
| Binomial name | |
| Salvelinus lonsdalii Regan, 1909 | |
Salvelinus lonsdalii, also known as Haweswater char or Lonsdale char, is a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family. It is endemic to the Haweswater Reservoir in England and was listed as critically endangered by IUCN in 2008,[2] though this was revised to Vulnerable in 2023.[1]