Salmo abanticus

Salmo abanticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Salmo
Species: abanticus
Binomial name
Salmo abanticus
Tortonese, 1954

Salmo abanticus, the Abant trout[1] is a species of salmonid fish native to Lake Abant in northern Anatolia.[2][3] It was initially described as a subspecies of the brown trout Salmo trutta.

The native lake has no significant tributaries but is fed by water from springs.

References

  1. M. KOCABAS, N. BASCINAR, S.A. SAHİN, F. KUTLUYER, O. AKSU (2011) Hatching performance and yolk sac absorption of Abant trout (Salmo abanticus, T., 1954) Scientific Research and Essays Vol. 6 (23), pp. 4946-4949 Full Length Research Paper.
  2. Salmo abanticus fishbase
  3. Turan D, Kottelat M, Bektas Y (2011) Salmo tigridis, a new species of trout from the Tigris River, Turkey (Teleostei: Salmonidae) Zootaxa
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