Salmo opimus

(Salmo opimus)

Description

Salmo opimus is a salmonid fish in the genus Salmo. It was described by Davut Turan, Maurice Kottelat and Semih Engin in 2012, and is known from Turkey. The type locality was the Alara Stream in Gündoğmuş, Antalya Province. The species epithet, "opimus" (meaning "opulent" in Latin) refers to the large body size of the adults.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Salmoniformes
Family:Salmonidae
Genus:Salmo
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