| Salmonidae (Salmonids), subfamily: Salmoninae |
| 18.7 cm SL (male/unsexed); 15.3 cm SL (female) |
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pelagic; freshwater |
| Europe: Turkey. |
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This species is distinguished from its congeners in Turkey and adjacent areas by the following set of characters: size small (with known maximum size 187 mm SL); body brownish in life; one black spot in postorbital and suborbital areas, greater than the pupil; opercle with two to four black spots. approximately smaller than the pupil; body with few black spots (fewer than 60), approximately equal to the pupil, ocellated, scattered on the back and the upper part of the flank (missing in the predorsal area); red spots are few (fewer than 40), smaller than the pupil, irregularly shaped, surrounded by an irregularly shaped narrow ring, organized in two to four irregular longitudinal rows; number of black and red spots not increasing with size; anal fin is short (12-15% SL in males, 12-14 in females), adipose fin large, its height 8-9% SL in males and females, short distance between adipose fin and caudal fin bases (13-14% SL in males,
12-14% in females) (Ref. 131235). |
| Occurs in clear and swift-flowing water, with a substrate consisting of gravel and pebbles (Ref. 131235). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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