Alakır Trout

description

Description. General appearance shown in Fig. 1, morphometric and meristic data given in Tables 1 and 2. Dorsal profile of body behind head markedly convex, ventral profile less arched than dorsal profile in both sexes. Body moderately deep. Head long, 1.2 - 1.4 times body depth at dorsal-fin origin in males, 1.0 - 1.2 in females, slightly flattened dorso-ventrally in males longer than about 190 mm SL, not flattened in males smaller than about 180 mm SL, and in females. Head shape sexually dimorphic: upper profile slightly convex in interorbital area and convex on snout slightly behind level of nostrils in males, straight in interorbital area and markedly convex on snout in females. Mouth large, terminal or slightly subterminal in males larger than about 190 mm SL, subterminal in males smaller than about 180 mm SL and in females, conspicuously subterminal in juveniles. Upper jaw equal or slightly longer than lower jaw in males larger than about 190 mm SL, longer in females and juvenile, and in males smaller than about 180 mm SL. Tip of lower jaw slightly curved upward in males larger than about 190 mm SL and but in contrast, not curved in females of all sizes. Maxilla long, reachin

Salmokottelati, a new species of trout from Alakir Stream, draining to the Mediterranean in southern Anatolia, Turkey (Teleostei, Salmonidae)

diagnosis

Diagnosis. Salmo kottelati is distinguished from all the described species of Salmo in Turkey by the combination of the following characters: 7 - 9 parr marks along lateral line distinct in males up to at least 176 mm SL and in females up to at least 208 mm SL; absence of four dark bands on flank in males and females; black spots on body numerous, ocellated, scattered on back, middle and upper part of flank (sometimes lower part of flank) in males larger than about 160 mm SL, and females between about 160 − 190 mm SL; in males and females smaller than about 160 mm SL, black spots few, present only on upper part of flank; few to numerous ocellated red spots on back and half of upper and lower flank; number of both black or red spots commonly increasing with size and age in males while number of both black and red spots decreasing with size and age in females; head long (29 - 33 % SL in males, 26 - 32 in females); mouth large (length of mouth gape 13 - 19 % SL in males, 12 - 15 in females), slightly subterminal; maxilla long (10 - 13 % SL in males, 8 - 12 in females), reaching beyond eye in males longer than about 120 mm SL and in females longer than about 170 mm SL; 105 - 113 latera

Salmokottelati, a new species of trout from Alakir Stream, draining to the Mediterranean in southern Anatolia, Turkey (Teleostei, Salmonidae)

etymology

Etymology. The species is named for Maurice Kottelat, who contributed to the knowledge of the fish fauna of Europe and Asia.

Salmokottelati, a new species of trout from Alakir Stream, draining to the Mediterranean in southern Anatolia, Turkey (Teleostei, Salmonidae)

biology_ecology

Habitat. Headwater streams with cold, clear water, moderate current, gravelly and pebbly bottom. Biology. No data.

Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia