Salmo multipunctatus

Taxonavigation: Salmoniformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors/Superordo: Protacanthopterygii Ordo: Salmoniformes

Familia: Salmonidae
Subfamilia: Salmoninae
Genus: Salmo
Species: Salmo multipunctatus

Name

Salmo multipunctatus Doadrio, Perea & Yahyaoui, 2015

• Holotype: MNCN 290753.
• Paratypes (34): MNCN 290751-290752, 290754-290785.

Type locality: Dades River, Draa Basin, Aït Aatou O’Moussa (31.871776, -5.738205), Morocco.

Etymology: name refers to its diagnostic pigmentation pattern, which is constituted by numerous spots and marks along the body.

Synonyms

• Salmo multipunctata Doadrio et al., 2015

References

• Doadrio, I., Perea, S. & Yahyaoui, A., 2015: Two new species of Atlantic trout (Actinopterygii, Salmonidae) from Morocco. Graellsia, 71 (2): e031. DOI: 10.3989/graellsia.2015.v71.142 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Draa Trout