Salmo kottelati

Salmo kottelati
Male (holotype), 205 mm (8.07 in)
Female (paratype), 208 mm (8.19 in)
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Salmo
Species: S. kottelati
Binomial name
Salmo kottelati
Turan, Doğan, Kaya, & Kanyılmaz, 2014
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]

References

  1. 1 2 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.


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