CategoryRivers and lakes

Fish of the Thymallus (graylings) genus of the Thymallinae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Grayling. Photo by © Lubomir Hlasek. hlasek.com) Grayling (Thymallus thymallus) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778). It inhabits fast-flowing rivers with a solid…

Fish of the Hucho genus of the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Huchen. Photo by © Liquid Art. wikipedia.org) Huchen (Hucho hucho) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778). It inhabits fast-flowing rivers and oxygenated…

Fish of the Oncorhynchus genus of the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Rainbow trout. Photo © fisheyeguyphotography.com) Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) was first described in 1792 by the German naturalist Johann Julius Walbaum (1724 – 1799). Initially, it’s the endemic of the Pacific…

Fish of the Salmo genus of the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder.  (Summer trout. Photo by © M. Kottelat, J. Freyhof. ittiofauna.org) Summer trout (Salmo aphelios) was first described in 1997 by the Swiss ichthyologist Maurice Kottelat. The recorded maximum length is 40…

Fish of the Salmo genus of the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Struga trout. Photo © ittiofauna.org)* Struga trout, or kresnica (Salmo balcanicus) was first described in 1927 by the Macedonian biologist Stanko L. Karaman (1889 – 1959). The recorded maximum…

Fish of the Salmo genus of the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Сarpione del Garda. Photo © ilmaredamare.com) Сarpione del Garda (Salmo carpio) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778). It’s a pelagic lake species.…

Fish of the Salmo genus of the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Northern Italian brook trout. Photo by © J. Schoffmann. ittiofauna.org) Northern Italian brook trout (Salmo cenerinus) was first described in 1847 by the Italian naturalist Giovanni Domenico Nardo (1802 – 1877). It inhabits…

Fish of the Salmo genus of the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Mediterranean trout. Photo by © Salvatore Delogu. ittiofauna.org) Mediterranean trout (Salmo cettii) was first described in 1810 by the American naturalist Constantine Samuel Rafinesque (1783 – 1840). It inhabits fast-flowing rivers and…

Fish of the Salmo genus of the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Zubatak trout. Photo by © marcony. varalicar.com) Zubatak trout (Salmo dentex) was first described in 1851 by the Austrian zoologist and ichthyologist Johann Jakob Heckel (1790 – 1857). It inhabits lakes and rather…

Fish of the Salmo genus of the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Balkan brook trout. Photo by © B. Delling. ittiofauna.org) Balkan brook trout (Salmo farioides) was first described in 1938 by the Macedonian biologist Stanko L. Karaman (1889 – 1959). It inhabits small…

Fish of the Salmo genus of the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Fibreno trout. Photo by © Johannes Schöffmann. fishbase.org) Fibreno trout (Salmo fibreni) was first described in 1990 by Italian biologists Sergio Zerunian and Gilberto Gandolfi. The recorded maximum length is 19.5 cm. It…

Fish of the Salmo genus of the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Black Sea salmon. Photo by © M.Kottelat, J. Freyhof. ittiofauna.org) Black Sea salmon (Salmo labrax) was first described in 1814 by the Prussian and Russian zoologist Peter Simon Pallas…

Fish of the Salmo genus of the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Ohrid trout. Photo by © M. Kottelat, J. Freyhof. ittiofauna.org) Ohrid trout (Salmo letnica) was first described in 1924 by the Macedonian biologist Stanko L. Karaman (1889 – 1959). The recorded maximum…

Fish of the Salmo genus of the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Salmo lumi. Photo © visana.rs) Salmo lumi was first described in 1958 by ichthyologists Georgij Poljakov, N.D. Filipi, Kozma Basho and Hysenaj.  The recorded maximum length is 38 cm. It feeds…

Fish of the Salmo genus of the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Marble trout. Photo © neretva-trout.blogspot.com) Marble trout (Salmo marmoratus) was first described in 1829 by the French naturalist and zoologist Georges Cuvier (1769 – 1832). It inhabits fast-flowing oxygenated rivers. Besides,…

Fish of the Salmo genus of the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Montenegro trout. Photo by © M. Kottelat, J. Freyhof. ittiofauna.org) Montenegro trout (Salmo montenigrinus) was first described in 1933 by the Macedonian biologist Stanko L. Karaman (1889 – 1959). It inhabits…

Fish of the Salmo genus of the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Adriatic trout. Photo © ratschan.at) Adriatic trout (Salmo obtusirostris) was first described in 1851 by the Austrian zoologist and ichthyologist Johann Jakob Heckel (1790 – 1857). It’s the inhabitant of…

Fish of the Salmo genus of the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Belvica trout. Photo by © Dragisa Mircevski. fishbase.org) Belvica trout (Salmo ohridanus) was first described in 1892 by the Austrian zoologist and ichthyologist Franz Steindachner (1834 – 1919). The recorded maximum length…