Salmo munzuricus, Turan, Kottelat & Kaya, 2017

Freyhof, JÖrg, Yoğurtçuoğlu, Baran, Jouladeh-Roudbar, Arash & Kaya, Cüneyt, 2025, Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia, De Gruyter : 643-644

Salmo munzuricus

Common name. Munzur trout.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Salmo in Euphrates and Tigris drainages by: ● adipose very large, length about equal to length of anal base in adults, as large as dorsal and anal in a 400 mm SL male / ○ flank with many irregularly shaped black and red spots / ○ flank brownish / ○ black spots mostly along middle of flank, absent from back / ○ number of black spots increase with size / ○ adipose usually with very narrow white margin, red submargin followed by a white band or spots, an and inner red band in male / ○ head length 24–27 % SL / ○ maxilla length 8–10 % SL / ○ length of mouth gape 10–13 % SL / ○ 116–123 scales along lateral line counted until end of hypural complex / ○ 15–17 scales between lateral line and adipose / 28–30 scales rows between lateral line and dorsal origin. Size up to 400 mm SL.

Distribution. Türkiye: Munzur and Murat in upper Euphrates drainage. Also, in Keban Reservoir and a tributary south of Keban drainage.

Habitat. Headwater streams with cold, clear water, moderate current, gravel, and pebble substrate. Inhabits reservoirs. Biology. No data.

Conservation status. LC.

Further reading. Turan et al. 2017e (distribution); Turan et al. 2020 (Cytochrome b phylogeny); Turan et al. 2021b (distribution).

Salmo murathani ; Aras drainage, Türkiye; female, ~ 210 mm SL. © M. Özuluğ. Salmo murathani ; Aras drainage, Türkiye; male, ~ 180 mm SL. © M. Özuluğ.