Salmo ardahanensis Turan, Kottelat & Kaya, 2022
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https://doi.org/ 10.55730/1300-0179.3147 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F3D57F-ED23-FF9C-FFFE-F89100B8FCF6 |
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Felipe |
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Salmo ardahanensis Turan, Kottelat & Kaya, 2022 |
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Salmo ardahanensis Turan, Kottelat & Kaya, 2022 [E] ― Trout/Kırmızı benekli alabalık
Taxonomy. Original description: Salmo ardahanensis
Turan, Kottelat & Kaya, 2022: 48, fig. 4 [ Stream Toros, Kura River drainage, Ardahan Province, Türkiye, 41°06′N, 42°26′E; holotype: FFR 3239 ]. ― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: Turan et al. (2022: 48, fig. 4) GoogleMaps .
Status in Türkiye. Recorded from Türkiye in the original description by Turan et al. (2022). ― Turkish material: FFR.
Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Kura River drainage. ― Distribution in river basins: 24-Aras. ― General distribution: Eurasia: upper Kura River drainage, Ardahan Province, eastern Anatolia. ― Distribution in ecoregions: 434-Kura - South Caspian Drainages. ― Habitat: This species inhabits cold streams, rivers, and lakes. Spawns in rivers and streams with swift water. Freshwater.
Economic importance. Commercially important.
Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: Unknown. ― IUCN: NE (2023). ― Threats: Unknown. ― High sensitivity to human activities. ― Keystone species. ― Decline status: Unknown. ― High priority for conservation action.
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