Salmo aff. caspius Kessler, 1877

Kaya, Cueneyt, Baycelebi, Esra & Turan, Davut, 2020, Taxonomic assessment and distribution of fishes in upper Kura and Aras river drainages, Zoosystematics and Evolution 96 (2), pp. 325-344 : 325

Salmo aff. caspius Kessler, 1877 Fig. 8c

Common / local names.

Aras trout / Aras alası *.

Examined material.

FFR 3122, Stream Tahtakaya at Kırkpınar, Aras drainage, 40.8539N, 43.0188E. -FFR 3114, Stream Kayalık at Kayalık, Aras drainage, 40.8201N, 43.1268E. -FFR 3144, Stream İncilipınar at İncilipınar, Aras drainage, 40.8211N, 43.0751E.

Distribution in the area.

Aras River drainage.

Remarks.

The species is morphologically most similar to S. caspius . However, it seems that there are some significant differences between Kura and Aras populations. A detailed morphological examination is needed to clear the taxonomic position of salmonids in Aras drainage.

Figures

Figure 8. Salmonid species collected in the area, a, Oncorhynchus mykiss from Lake Cildir, Aras; b, Salmo caspius from stream Cataldere, Kura; c, Salmo aff. caspius from stream Incilipinar, Aras; d, Salmo cf. ciscaucasicus from stream Keklik, Aras.