Salmo obtusirostris | |
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Softmouth from the Upper Neretva | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Salmoniformes |
Family: | Salmonidae |
Genus: | Salmo |
Species: | S. obtusirostris
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Binomial name | |
Salmo obtusirostris (Heckel, 1851)
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Salmo obtusirostris, commonly known as the softmouth trout,[2] also known as the Adriatic trout,[3] or Adriatic salmon,[1] is a species of salmonid fish endemic to a handful rivers spilling into Adriatic in the Western Balkans, in southeastern Europe, namely in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Montenegro. The scientific name has changed several times through history; synonyms include Thymallus microlepis, Salmothymus obtusirostris and Salar obtusirostris.[3]
This species spawns in the early spring and is an obligatory freshwater fish.[2] They are an important game fish in the region.[3]