Fish of the Salmo genus of the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder.
(Rhône trout. Photo by © M. Kottelat, J. Freyhof. ittiofauna.org)
Rhône trout (Salmo rhodanensis) was first described in 1974 by the biologist Fowler. The recorded maximum length is 80 cm. It feeds on invertebrates, fishes and amphibians.
It’s a rare species, inhabiting the Rhône River (France, Switzerland) and its tributaries (Italy, France, Switzerland).
Names of Rhône trout (Salmo rhodanensis) in other languages are as follows:
Trota del fiume Rodano (Italian), Trucha del Ródano (Spanish).