| Common name | Great Lakes char |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Canada |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | other/n.a. |
| 1st modifier | locality/area |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'Great Lakes' referring to Great Lakes region of the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota (Ref. 1998); 'lake' from Old French 'lac' from Latin 'lacus' of the same source as Gaelic 'loch' and Latin 'lacuna', i.e., hole, pit, pool (p. 316 in Ref. 11979); 'char' of unknown origin (p. 227 in Ref. 11978). |