Salvelinus lonsdalii

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]

Salvelinus lonsdalii
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Salmoniformes
Family:	Salmonidae
Genus:	Salvelinus
Species:	S. lonsdalii
Binomial name
Salvelinus lonsdalii Regan, 1909

Description

Haweswater char can reach a recorded maximum length of 15 cm (5.9 in).^[3] The species are benthopelagic, residing in the bottom or near bottom of the lake. Their flanks are bluish-brown with several orange spots.^[4]