Morphological characteristics of Arctic charr, Salvelinus alpinus (L. 1758) from the Hornsund area of Vest Spitsbergen

• Published in: Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria
• Main Author: T. Heese
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 1993
• Subjects: Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling; SH1-691; Arctic; Hornsund; Arctic charr; Salvelinus alpinus; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3750/AIP1993.23.S.03; https://doaj.org/article/a968e541507c4441aa3d798518a0df9c

Morphological characteristics of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) are presented. Meristic and plastic characters were treated statistically. Males and females were found to differ in 8 plastic characters, all related to head structure and fin length. Males had more massive and longer jaws and a lon...