Opimus trout

Salmo opimus

Elongated Trout from the Mediterranean Sea

Tropical
Coastal
Lower river
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
West Asia
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Salmons and Trout
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Salmo
Maximum length: 30 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Asia: Tekir, Fırnız and Göçüksu streams in lower reaches of the Ceyhan River in Turkey; Alara Stream, a Mediterranean coastal drainage, in Turkey;

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