Salmo chilo
Species of fish
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Salmo chilo is a salmonid fish, a relative of trout first described as a distinct species in 2012 from the Akdere Stream, a tributary of the Ceyhan River in Turkey. It is described as having a bulbous forehead, a blunt snout, and a mouth located on the bottom of the head with fleshy lips.[1]
| Salmo chilo | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Salmoniformes |
| Family: | Salmonidae |
| Genus: | Salmo |
| Species: | S. chilo |
| Binomial name | |
| Salmo chilo Turan, Kottelat & Engin, 2012 | |
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