Biology:Salmo kottelati
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Short description: Species of fish
| Salmo kottelati | |
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| Male (holotype), 205 mm (8.07 in) | |
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| Female (paratype), 208 mm (8.19 in) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Salmoniformes |
| Family: | Salmonidae |
| Genus: | Salmo |
| Species: | S. kottelati
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| Binomial name | |
| Salmo kottelati Turan, Doğan, Kaya, & Kanyılmaz, 2014
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| 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
- ↑ 1.0 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.
- ↑ "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
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