Adriatic trout (Salmo obtusirostris)

Scientific name: Salmo obtusirostris Heckel, 1851

Adriatic trout (Salmo obtusirostris)

The Adriatic trout (Salmo obtusirostris) is a freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae.

Biology

Distinguished from all its congeners in Adriatic basin by having the following unique characters: lips fleshy; lateral line scales elliptical, reduced to little more than nerve tube, smaller than scales in adjacent rows; 100-120 scales along lateral line; 26-32 gill rakers. Differs further by the combination of the following features: jaw teeth small or indistinct; snout blunt; and mouth subinferior.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Salmo obtusirostris
Family
Salmonidae (Salmonids)
Order
Salmoniformes (Salmons)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
70.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Europe: Adriatic basin in Krka, Jardo, Vrljika (Croatia), Neretva (Bosnia-Herzegovina) and Zeta drainages (Montenegro). Introduced and established from Jardo to Zrnovnica drainages (Croatia) around 1960.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Endangered (EN) (B2ab(v))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.3)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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