Salmo tigridis, Turan, Kottelat & Bektas, 2011

Salmo tigridis View in CoL View Figure

Common name. Tigris trout.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Salmo in Euphrates and Tigris by: ● flank greenish in life / ○ few black spots on flank, smaller than pupil, ocellated / ○ few red spots on flank, usually in 1–3 along lateral midline, smaller than pupil, usually irregularly shaped and ocellated / ● adipose without red or black spots / ○ maxilla short, reaching posterior eye-margin or slightly beyond in individuals larger than 200 mm SL / ○ head 1.0–1.1 times in body depth at dorsal origin in both sexes / ○ 108–116 lateral-line scales counted until end of hypural complex / ● 32–35 scale rows between dorsal origin and lateral line / ● 19–20 scale rows between adipose origin and lateral line / ○ 22–26 scale rows between anal origin and lateral line / ○ 17–19 gill rakers. Size up to 400 mm SL.

Distribution View Figure . Türkiye: Çatak and Müküs in upper Tigris drainage south of Lake Van.

Habitat. Headwater streams with cold, clear water, moderate current, gravel, and pebble bottom.

Biology. No data.

Conservation status. EN; appears to be declining within its very small range.

Further reading. Turan et al. 2011 (description); Turan et al. 2020 (Cytochrome b phylogeny).