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]
| 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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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Salmoniformes |
| Family: | Salmonidae |
| Genus: | Salmo |
| Species: | S. kottelati
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| Binomial name | |
| Salmo kottelati | |
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| Approximate location of Alakır Stream in Antalya Province, Turkey | |
Etymology edit
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 edit
- ^ a b 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. PMC 4284436. PMID 25589858.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SALMONIFORMES". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
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