''Salvelinus evasus'', is a vulnerable deepwater

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or trout living in the

Ammersee Ammersee (English: Lake Ammer) is a Zungenbecken lake in Upper Bavaria, Germany, southwest of Munich between the towns of Herrsching and Dießen am Ammersee. With a surface area of approximately , it is the sixth largest lake in Germany. The lake ...

lake in

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, Southern

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. This fish lives in the great depths of the lake, below 80 m. It can reach up to a foot in length, about 30 cm. ''Salvelinus evasus'' has a blunt snout and the mouth in subinferior position. Its flanks are silvery to yellowish, often with paler spots. Unlike other deepwater char species its lower fins have white margins. Deepwater char are highly sensitive to changes in the quality of the water and the similar ''

Salvelinus neocomensis ''Salvelinus'' is a genus of salmonid fish often called char or charr; some species are called "trout". ''Salvelinus'' is a member of the subfamily Salmoninae within the family Salmonidae. The genus has a northern circumpolar distribution, and m ...

'' was driven to extinction by eutrophication in other European lakes.Red List - Volume 1: Vertebrates (2009) - General assessment for the vertebrate groups

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Revue Suisse de Zoologie - Salvelinus evasusFirst assessment of the national conservation responsibility for freshwater lampreys and fishes in Germany
{{Taxonbar, from=Q970170 evasus Ammersee Cold water fish Taxa named by Jörg Freyhof Taxa named by Maurice Kottelat Fish described in 2005