dolly varden
Salvelinus malma (Walbaum, 1792)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Dolly Varden trout (Salvelinus malma) is a species of salmonid ray-finned fish native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America. Despite the name "trout" (which typically refers to freshwater species from the genera Salmo and Oncorhynchus), it belongs to the genus Salvelinus (chars), which includes 51 recognized species, the most prominent being the brook, lake and bull trout as well as the Arctic char. Although many populations are semi-anadromous, riverine and lacustrine populations occur throughout its range. It is considered by taxonomists as part of the Salvelinus alpinus (Arctic char) complex, as many populations of bull trout, Dolly Varden trout and Arctic char overlap.
Wikipedia contributors, Dolly Varden trout; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:57:10.020994+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Salvelinus malma (Walbaum, 1792)
- Name authority
- (Walbaum, 1792)
- Common name
- dolly varden
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Salmoniformes
- Family
- Salmonidae
- Genus
- Salvelinus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSalmoniformes
- familySalmonidae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilySalmoninae Cuvier, 1816
- genusSalvelinus Richardson, 1836
- speciesSalvelinus malma (Walbaum, 1792)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Salvelinus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Salvelinus jacuticus Borisov, 1935 | SalmonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Salvelinus levanidovi Chereshnev, Skopets & Gudkov, 1989 | SalmonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Salvelinus boganidae Berg, 1926 | SalmonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Salvelinus profundus (Schillinger, 1901) | SalmonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Salvelinus faroensis Joensen & Tåning, 1970 | SalmonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Salvelinus inframundus Regan, 1909 | SalmonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Salvelinus fimbriatus Regan, 1908 | SalmonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Salvelinus neiva Taranetz, 1933 | SalmonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Salvelinus killinensis (Günther, 1866) | SalmonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Salvelinus mallochi Regan, 1909 | SalmonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| brook charrSalvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill, 1814) | SalmonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Salvelinus neocomensis Freyhof & Kottelat, 2005 | SalmonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=254570 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:79FQR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.