CategoryRivers and lakes

Fish of the Salmo genus of the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Prespa trout. Photo by © Johannes Schöffmann. fishbase.org) Prespa trout (Salmo peristericus) was first described in 1938 by the Macedonian biologist Stanko L. Karaman (1889 – 1959). 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. (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…

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

Fish of the Salmo genus of the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Brown trout. Photo by © Lubomir Hlasek. hlasek.com) Brown trout, or sea trout (Salmo trutta) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778). Juveniles swim in…

Fish of the Salmo genus of the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Visovac’s trout. Photo © npkrka.hr) Visovac’s trout (Salmo visovacensis) was first described in 1950 by the biologist Tilor. The recorded maximum weight is 14 kilograms. Specimens up to 2 kilograms…

Fish of the Salmo genus of the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Zrmanja trout. Photo by © marinko. bih-ribolov.com) Zrmanja trout (Salmo zrmanjaensis) was first described in 1938 by the Macedonian biologist Stanko L. Karaman (1889 – 1959). It’s the endemic of the…

Fish of the Salvelinus (char) genus of the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Arctic char. Photo by © LfL, IFI. destepti.ro) Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus alpinus) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778). The species has both…

Fish of the Salvelinus (char) genus of the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Brook trout. Photo by © Lubomir Hlasek. hlasek.com) Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) was first described in 1814 by the American physician and naturalist Samuel L. Mitchill (1764 – 1831). It inhabits…

Fish of the Salvelinus (char) genus of the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder. (Lake char. Photo by © H. Chaumeton, A. Mondadori. ittiofauna.org) Lake char (Salvelinus umbla) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778). It inhabits high…

Fish of the Alosa (river herrings) genus of the Alosinae (shads) subfamily of the Clupeidae family of the Clupeiformes order of the Clupeomorpha superorder. (Agone. Photo by © Michel Roggo. roggo.ch) Agone (Alosa agone) was first described in 1803 by the Italian physician and naturalist Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (1723 – 1788). It is…

Fish of the Lota genus of the Lotidae family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder. (Burbot. Photo © Lubomir Hlasek. hlasek.com) Burbot (Lota lota) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Karl Linnaeus (1707-1778). It inhabits rivers, lakes, water reservoirs, gulfs with low salt content. The…

Fish of the Cottus genus of the Cottidae family of the superfamily Cottoidea of the suborder Cottoidei of the Scorpaeniformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Bullhead, or European bullhead. Photo by © Lubomir Hlasek. hlasek.com) Bullhead, or European bullhead (Cottus gobio) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). It inhabits small and…

Fish of the Cottus genus of the Cottidae family of the superfamily Cottoidea of the suborder Cottoidei of the Scorpaeniformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Barje sculpin. Photo by © M. Kottelat, J. Freyhof. ittiofauna.org) Barje sculpin (Cottus metae) was first described in 2005 by the ichthyologists Jörg Freyhof, Maurice Kottelat and Nolte. It inhabits the streams and…

Fish of the Cottus genus of the Cottidae family of the superfamily Cottoidea of the suborder Cottoidei of the Scorpaeniformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Timavo sculpin. Photo by © Jörg Freyhof. arkive.org) Timavo sculpin (Cottus scaturigo) was first described in 2005 by the ichthyologists Jörg Freyhof, Maurice Kottelat and Nolte. It inhabits the streams with cold water.…