Biology:Salmo kottelati

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Salmo kottelati
Salmo kottelati - male, 205 mm (Turkey, Antalya Province, Alakir Stream) - Holotype FFR 03180.jpg
Male (holotype), 205 mm (8.07 in)
Salmo kottelati - female, 208 mm (Turkey, Antalya Province, Alakir Stream) - Paratype FFR 03181.jpg
Female (paratype), 208 mm (8.19 in)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Salmo
Species:
S. kottelati
Binomial name
Salmo kottelati
Turan, Doğan, Kaya, & Kanyılmaz, 2014
Salmo kottelati distribution range.jpg
Approximate location of Alakır Stream in Antalya Province, Turkey

Salmo kottelati is a species of trout endemic to the Alakır Stream of Antalya Province in southern Turkey.[1] It was previously considered part of Salmo macrostigma (Salmo trutta macrostigma).[1]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Swiss ichthyologist Maurice Kottelat (b. 1957), because of his contributions to the study of European and Asian fishes.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Davut Turan; Esra Doğan; Cüneyt Kaya; Mahir Kanyılmaz (2014). "Salmo kottelati, a new species of trout from Alakır Stream, draining to the Mediterranean in southern Anatolia, Turkey (Teleostei, Salmonidae)". ZooKeys (462): 135–151. doi:10.3897/zookeys.462.8177. PMID 25589858. PMC 4284436. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=4319. 
  2. "Order SALMONIFORMES". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/salmoniformes/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q20720369 entry