Abant Trout
Salmo abanticus Tortonese, 1954
Also calledAbant alabalığı (tur) · Abantgöl-Forelle (deu) · Abantseeforelle (deu) · Trota dell'Abant (ita) · abant gol baligi (tur)
First described in: Tortonese, E. (1954). The trouts of Asiatic Turkey. <em>Publications Institute Hydrobiology University of Istanbul (Sér. B).</em> 2 (1): 1-26, Pls. 1-2.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
biology_ecology
Habitat. Lacustrine, spawns in springs in lake itself and in lake tributaries. Biology. No data.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
conservation
Conservation status. VU; situation appears to be relatively stable, but species may be conservation dependent, and a stock of this species is maintained in captivity to produce juveniles for stocking.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
diagnosis
Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Salmo in Marmara and Black Sea basins by: ● flank silvery in life with many black spots and polygonal blotches much larger than pupil scattered on whole flank in individuals larger than 210 mm SL / ● no red spots on flank in individuals larger than about 210 mm SL / ○ maxilla short, reaching slightly behind posterior êye margin in male larger than about 230 mm SL / ○ 103 – 121 lateral-line scales counted until end of hypural complex / ○ 26 – 28 scale rows between dorsal origin and lateral line. Size up to 500 mm SL.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
discussion
Remarks. Genomic data support recognising this species as distinct from S. labrax and S. rizeensis.
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 7193469.