Salmo opimus

Taxonavigation

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 opimus

Name

• Salmo opimus Turan, Kottelat & Engin, 2012

Holotype: FFR 3047. Paratypes: FFR 3048 (12), 3049 (20), 3050 (4), 3051 (9); CMK 22400 (5).

Type locality: Turkey, Antalya prov., Alara Stream at Gündogmus.

Etymology: The name opimus, is a Latin word meaning fat, plump, opulent; a reference to the massive, deep body of the large adults.

References

• Turan, D., Kottelat, M. & Engin, S.; 2012: The trouts of the Mediterranean drainages of southern Anatolia, Turkey, with description of three new species (Teleostei: Salmonidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (3): 219–236.