Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758

Çiçek, Erdoğan, Fricke, Ronald, Eagderi, Soheil, Sungur, Sevil, Coad, Brian W & Hamdard, Mohammad Hamid, 2023, Fishes of Afghanistan; a revised and updated annotated checklist, Zootaxa 5305 (1), pp. 1-69 : 43

Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758

[I]—Brown trout

Taxonomy. Original description: Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758: 308 (European rivers; no types known).— Afghanistan synonyms: None.—Revisions: Berg (1948: 235); Scĥffmann (2021: 35); Segherloo et al. (2021: 10).—Illustration: Berg (1948: 238, figs. 143–144).

Status in Afghanistan. First record from Afghanistan by Coad (1981: 8); confirmed by Coad (2014: 318 as exotic species).—Afghanistan materials: None.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan: Amu Darya drainage.—General distribution: Northeastern Atlantic: Norway south to Iberian Peninsula; Baltic Sea; North Sea; Mediterranean Sea; Europe: northeastern Atlantic watersheds and upper Danube basin, south to Sicily; introduced widely elsewhere.—Habitat: This species lives in cold streams, rivers, and lakes. Spawns in rivers and streams with swift water. Lacustrine populations migrate to tributaries and lake outlets, rarely spawning on stone or wave-washed lake shores. Spawning sites are usually characterized by the downward movement of water into gravel. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Commercially important.

Reasons of introduction. Aquaculture/research.

Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).

Remarks. Salmo trutta was described originally from European rivers. This name was applied from the British Isles to Afghanistan but many subspecies have been recognised as distinct species. Additionally, it introduced many countries all over the world.Afghanstan is not include natural distribution range of the species. Therefore, current status of the species should be clarifying in the country.