227. Salvelinus fontinalis Mitchill, 1814

Common name. Brook trout

Taxonomy. Original description: Salmo Mitchill 1814:12 [Connetquot River, Connetquot River State Park, Long Island, New York, U.S.A., 40°47.1714'N, 73°10.1134'W. Neotype: PSU 11387].

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. None.

Distribution in Iran. — Distribution in River Basin: Namak Lake .—Distribution in Ecoregions: 447-Namak.

Status in Iran. [Exotic].— Ghezel ala-e joybari.— Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018) and Eagderi et al. (2022) but needs confirmation by specimens.— Iran material: None.

Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).