Salmo fibreni

Salmo fibreni, or the Fibreno trout, is a freshwater salmonid fish, endemic to Lago di Posta Fibreno in central Italy.[1][2]

Salmo fibreni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Salmo
Species:
S. fibreni
Binomial name
Salmo fibreni
Zerunian & Gandolfi, 1990

The size of Lago di Posta Fibreno is only 0.29 km². It is a narrow lake 1.1 km long, 100–300 m wide, situated 289 m above sea level. The lake is in a karstic terrain and rich in underwater springs. The Fibreno trout breeds close to these springs in mid-winter. It is sympatric with the more widespread Salmo cettii (Mediterranean trout), and separated from it by the breeding time: S. cettii spawns in early spring.[1]

References

  1. Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. (2008). "Salmo fibreni". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T135623A4164331. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135623A4164331.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Salmo fibreni" in FishBase. April 2006 version.


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