Author: (Pallas, 1814)
FBname: Whitespotted char
Comments: The land-locked form prefers low temperature streams, below 15°C.  Young of the sea-run form enter the sea at 2 years of age and return to the rivers for spawning when they are 4 years or older.  Found in summertime water temperature of 13-15° C (Ref. 12218).  Carnivore, feeding on insects and plankton (Ref. 12218).  Utilized fresh, smoked and frozen; can be broiled, microwaved and baked (Ref. 9988).  Two forms:  the land-locked form which reaches 35 cm, and the ocean form of 70 cm (Ref. 9137).