Salvelinus elgyticus is a species of fish in the salmon family, Salmonidae.

[1] It is a small char species, dark colored with light spots, reaching a maximum length of just over 23 centimetres (9.1 in).

[1] This cold water fish is named after its native lake, which is located in Chukotka, Russian Federation.

[2] This species and its relative, the long-finned char (Salvethymus svetovidovi) are limited to this remote lake, which is an impact crater.

[3] Salvelinus elgyticus is considered a threatened species by some authors,[4] but it has not yet been evaluated by International Union for Conservation of Nature.