AnAge entry for Salvelinus fontinalis
Classification (HAGRID: 04476)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Salvelinus
- Species
- Salvelinus fontinalis
- Common name
- Brook trout, or Bunnylake brook trout
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 24 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 1
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Environmental factors impact greatly on the lifespan of these animals [0523].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 730 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 730 days
- Adult weight
- 4,397 g
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0001] Carey and Judge (2000), Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish
- [0523] Das (1994), Age determination and longevity in fishes (PubMed)
- [0442] DLIA All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory
- [0454] Froese and Pauly, FishBase
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 162003
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 8038
- Entrez
- Search all databases
- Ageing Literature
- Search Google Scholar or Search PubMed
- Images
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- Internet
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