Salmo opimus
Salmo opimus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Salmoniformes |
Family: | Salmonidae |
Genus: | Salmo |
Species: | S. opimus
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Binomial name | |
Salmo opimus , Kottelat & , 2012
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Salmo opimus is a salmonid fish in the genus Salmo. It was described by Davut Turan, Maurice Kottelat and Semih Engin in 2012, and is known from Turkey. The type locality was the Alara Stream in Gündoğmuş, Antalya Province. The species epithet, "opimus" (meaning "opulent" in Latin) refers to the large body size of the adults.[1]
References[]
- ^ Turan, D., Kottelat, M. & Engin, S. (2012): The trouts of the Mediterranean drainages of southern Anatolia, Turkey, with description of three new species (Teleostei: Salmonidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (3): 219-236.
- Data related to Salmo opimus at Wikispecies
Categories:
- Salmo
- Taxa named by Davut Turan
- Taxa named by Maurice Kottelat
- Taxa named by Semih Engin
- Fish described in 2012
- Salmoniformes stubs