Salmo abanticus

Salmo abanticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Salmo
Species: abanticus
Binomial name
Salmo abanticus
Tortonese, 1954

Salmo abanticus, the Abant trout[1] is a species of salmonid fish native to Lake Abant in northern Anatolia.[2][3] It was initially described as a subspecies of the brown trout Salmo trutta.

The native lake has no significant tributaries but is fed by water from springs.

References

  1. ↑ M. KOCABAS, N. BASCINAR, S.A. SAHİN, F. KUTLUYER, O. AKSU (2011) Hatching performance and yolk sac absorption of Abant trout (Salmo abanticus, T., 1954) Scientific Research and Essays Vol. 6 (23), pp. 4946-4949 Full Length Research Paper.
  2. ↑ Salmo abanticus fishbase
  3. ↑ Turan D, Kottelat M, Bektas Y (2011) Salmo tigridis, a new species of trout from the Tigris River, Turkey (Teleostei: Salmonidae) Zootaxa
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