Salmo kottelati
Species of fish
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Salmo kottelati is a species of trout endemic to the Alakır Stream of Antalya Province in southern Turkey.[1] It was previously considered part of Salmo macrostigma (Salmo trutta macrostigma).[1]
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| Salmo kottelati | |
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| Male (holotype), 205 mm (8.07 in) | |
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| Female (paratype), 208 mm (8.19 in) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Salmoniformes |
| Family: | Salmonidae |
| Genus: | Salmo |
| Species: | S. kottelati |
| Binomial name | |
| Salmo kottelati Turan, Doğan, Kaya, & Kanyılmaz, 2014 | |
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| Approximate location of Alakır Stream in Antalya Province, Turkey | |
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Swiss ichthyologist Maurice Kottelat (b. 1957), because of his contributions to the study of European and Asian fishes.[2]
