Salmo akairos
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| Salmo akairos | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Salmoniformes |
| Family: | Salmonidae |
| Genus: | Salmo |
| Species: | S. akairos |
| Binomial name | |
| Salmo akairos | |
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Salmo akairos, known as Moroccan trout or Ifni trout is a species of trout, a salmonid fish, endemic to Lake Ifni, a lake less than one square kilometre in size located at an altitude of 2,300 m (7,500 ft) in Morocco.[1]
The Ifni Trout can be identified by the marmorations (marble pattern) along its dorsal region. Its ventral fins are accented with black and white tips.
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