Ferox trout

Ferox trout
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Salmo
Species: S. ferox
Binomial name
Salmo ferox
Jardine, 1835

Ferox trout (Salmo ferox) is a variety of trout found in oligotrophic lakes of Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. Ferox trout is a traditional name for large, piscivorous trout, which in Scotland feed largely on Arctic char. It has been argued to be a distinct species, being reproductively isolated from "normal" brown trout (Salmo trutta) of the same lakes, particularly in Ireland.[1] However, it is uncertain whether the ferox of different lakes are all of a single origin.[1] This fish grows to a length of 80 centimetres (31 in) SL.[2]

Scottish authorities currently do not regard Scottish ferox to be taxonomically distinct from Salmo trutta.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Salmo ferox". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2008.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Salmo ferox" in FishBase. June 2015 version.
  3. Ferox trout The Scottish Government.
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