Tigris Trout
Salmo tigridis Turan, Kottelat & Bektaş, 2011
Also calledDicle Alabalığı (tur) · 底格里斯河鱒 (zho)
First described in: Turan, D., Kottelat, M.; Bektaş, Y. (2011). Salmo tigridis, a new species of trout from the Tigris River, Turkey (Teleostei: Salmonidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2993: 23-33.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
biology_ecology
Habitat. Headwater streams with cold, clear water, moderate current, gravel, and pebble bottom. Biology. No data.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
conservation
Conservation status. EN; appears to be declining within its very small range.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
diagnosis
Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Salmo in Euphrates and Tigris by: ● flank greenish in life / ○ few black spots on flank, smaller than pupil, ocellated / ○ few red spots on flank, usually in 1 – 3 along lateral midline, smaller than pupil, usually irregularly shaped and ocellated / ● adipose without red or black spots / ○ maxilla short, reaching posterior eye-margin or slightly beyond in individuals larger than 200 mm SL / ○ head 1.0 – 1.1 times in body depth at dorsal origin in both sexes / ○ 108 – 116 lateral-line scales counted until end of hypural complex / ● 32 – 35 scale rows between dorsal origin and lateral line / ● 19 – 20 scale rows between adipose origin and lateral line / ○ 22 – 26 scale rows between anal origin and lateral line / ○ 17 – 19 gill rakers. Size up to 400 mm SL.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
distribution
Distribution. Türkiye: Çatak and Müküs in upper Tigris drainage south of Lake Van.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 6169681.