Salmo sp.

Freyhof, JÖrg, Yoğurtçuoğlu, Baran, Jouladeh-Roudbar, Arash & Kaya, Cüneyt, 2025, Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia, De Gruyter : 650

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111677811

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17821283

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C85F87D2-FD3D-FD76-2885-FD26FD63F919

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scientific name

Salmo sp.
status

 

Salmo sp.

Common name. Marmara trout.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Salmo in Marmara and Black Sea basins by: ○ caudal peduncle depth in male 8–10 % SL / ○ size of adipose equal in male and female / ○ numerous black spots on back and flank in adult female / ○ red spots present on the body in individuals larger than 200 mm SL / ○ number of red spots does not increase with increasing size in male / ● 109–121 lateral-line scales counted until end of hypural complex size up to 287 mm SL.

Distribution. Türkiye: Ayazma, a headwater stream in Karamenderes drainage and upper tributaries of Gönen on Biga Peninsula.

Salvelinus fontinalis ; aquaculture, Germany; ~ 300 mm SL. © A. Hartl.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Order

Salmoniformes

Family

Salmonidae

Genus

Salmo

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