Abant trout
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Species: | abanticus
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Salmo abanticus Tortonese, 1954
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Salmo abanticus, the Abant trout[1] is a species of salmonid fish native to Lake Abant in northern Anatolia.[2][3] It was initially described as a subspecies of the brown trout Salmo trutta.
The native lake has no significant tributaries but is fed by water from springs.
References
- ^ M. KOCABAS, N. BASCINAR, S.A. SAHİN, F. KUTLUYER, O. AKSU (2011) Hatching performance and yolk sac absorption of Abant trout (Salmo abanticus, T., 1954) Scientific Research and Essays Vol. 6 (23), pp. 4946-4949 Full Length Research Paper.
- ^ Salmo abanticus fishbase
- ^ Turan D, Kottelat M, Bektas Y (2011) Salmo tigridis, a new species of trout from the Tigris River, Turkey (Teleostei: Salmonidae) Zootaxa