Saimaannieriä
Salvelinus alpinus
#nm_0555📍 Finland
- Language
- Finnish
- Transliteration
- Saimaannieria
- IPA
- /ˈsɑi̯mɑːnˌnie̯riæ/
Compound: Saimaa + nieriä Saimaa: Lake Saimaa (Finland), nieriä: Arctic char (of unknown origin) Names the landlocked Arctic char population endemic to the Saimaa lake system
Arctic char, a cold-water salmonid (family Salmonidae) and the world's northernmost freshwater fish; streamlined body with small scales, light spots and a reddish-orange belly in spawning fish. Inhabits cold seas and deep boreal/alpine lakes, including landlocked relict populations such as the critically endangered, legally protected Saimaa population in Finland
Alternates: Nieriä (Finland)