Salvelinus obtusus Regan, 1908

Family:  Salmonidae (Salmonids), subfamily: Salmoninae
Max. size:  18 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Europe: Loughs Leane and Muckross in Ireland, United Kingdom. Believed to have existed or that similar charrs existed in Loughs Tay, Dan (Wicklow), Acoose (Kerry), and Nalughraman (Donegal).
Diagnosis:  Distinguished from congeners in Ireland by having obtuse snout, rounded dorsal profile and shorter lower jaw, included in upper jaw when mouth is closed. Additional character useful for identification is its body depth, 20-25% SL (Ref. 59043).
Biology:  Lacustrine. Threatened due to eutrophication (Ref. 59043).
IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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