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Salvelinus. 

Salvelinus, commonly known as char, is a genus of freshwater fish within the family Salmonidae. Some species are anadromous, meaning they spend part of their adult life at sea but return to freshwater to spawn, with juveniles typically remaining there for one or two years before migrating.

This genus has a circumpolar distribution, occurring across the cold and temperate waters of the Northern Hemisphere. Most char species inhabit cold, clear lakes and rivers, and are easily recognized by their dark bodies covered in light cream, pink, or red spots.
According to FishBase, there are currently 51 recognized species within this genus, of which 24 are native to Europe—although both numbers remain under scientific debate due to ongoing genetic and taxonomic research.

Species native to Europe.

Salvelinus alpinus (circumpolar)
Salvelinus colii (Ireland)
Salvelinus evasus (Ammersee - Germany)
Salvelinus faroensis (Lake Leynavatn - Faroe Islands)
Salvelinus fimbriatus (Lough Coomsaharn - Ireland)
Salvelinus gracillimus (Loch of Girlsta - Scotland)
Salvelinus grayi (Lough Melvin - Ireland)
Salvelinus inframundus (Hoy, Isle of Skye and Orkney - Scotland)
Salvelinus killinensis (Loch Doine and Loch Killin - Scotland)
Salvelinus lepechini (Finland, Norway and Sweden)
Salvelinus lonsdalii (Haweswater Reservoir - England)
Salvelinus mallochi (Loch Scourie and Loch Shin - Scotland)
Salvelinus maxillaris (Scotland)
Salvelinus murta (lake Þingvallavatn - Iceland)
Salvelinus neocomensis (Lake Neuchâtel - Switzerland) (Extinct)
Salvelinus obtusus (Lakes of Killarney - Ireland)
Salvelinus perisii (Wales)
Salvelinus profundus (Lake Constance - Austria, Germany and Switzerland)
Salvelinus salvelinoinsularis (Bear Island - Norway)
Salvelinus struanensis (Loch Ericht and Loch Rannoch - Scotland)
Salvelinus thingvallensis (lake Þingvallavatn - Iceland)
Salvelinus umbla (Alpine lakes - Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland)
Salvelinus willughbii (Cumbria - England)
Salvelinus youngeri (Loch Eck - Scotland)

Other species of this genus.

This list will be updated