''Salmo'' is a genus of ray-finned fish from the family Salmonidae. The single ''Salmo'' species naturally found in the Atlantic North America is the Atlantic salmon, whereas the salmon and trout of the Pacific basin belong to another genus, ''

Oncorhynchus ''Oncorhynchus'' is a genus of fish in the family Salmonidae; it contains the Pacific salmon and Pacific trout. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “lump, bend”) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”), in r ...

''. The natural distribution of ''Salmo'' also extends to North Africa and to West Asia around the Black Sea basin. The generic name ''Salmo'' derives from the Latin ''salmō'' (salmon). The number of distinct species and

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in ''Salmo'' is a debated issue. Atlantic salmon and brown trout are widespread species, while most of the other taxa are narrowly distributed forms endemic to single

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Species

The species currently listed in this genus are: * '' Salmo abanticus'' Tortonese, 1954 (Lake Abant trout) * '' Salmo aestivalis'' Fortunatov, 1926 (Lake Sevan summer trout) * '' Salmo akairos'' Delling & Doadrio, 2005 (Lake Ifni trout) * '' Salmo aphelios''

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, 1997 (summer trout) * '' Salmo balcanicus'' ( S. L. Karaman, 1927) (Struga trout) *'' Salmo baliki'' Davut Turan, İsmail Aksu, Münevver Oral, Cüneyt Kaya, Esra Bayçelebi - 2021Turan D, Aksu İ, Oral M, Kaya C, Bayçelebi E (2021) Contribution to the trout of Euphrates River, with description of a new species, and range extension of Salmo munzuricus (Salmoniformes, Salmonidae). Zoosystematics and Evolution 97(2): 471-482. https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.97.72181 * '' Salmo carpio''

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(Lake Garda trout) * '' Salmo caspius'' Kessler, 1877 (Caspian trout) * '' Salmo cettii''

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, 1810 (Mediterranean trout) * ''

Salmo ciscaucasicus ''Salmo ciscaucasicus'', the Caspian salmon, is a salmonid fish endemic to the Caspian Sea and its inflowing rivers.

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, 1967 (Terek trout) * ''

Salmo coruhensis ''Salmo coruhensis'' is a species of trout, a freshwater salmonid fish. It lives in streams flowing into the Black Sea, in Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a l ...

'' Turan, Kottelat & Engin, 2010 (Çoruh river trout) * ''

Salmo danilewskii ''Salmo'' is a genus of ray-finned fish from the family Salmonidae. The single ''Salmo'' species naturally found in the Atlantic North America is the Atlantic salmon, whereas the salmon and trout of the Pacific basin belong to another genus, ...

'' (Gul'elmi, 1888) (Gokcha lake trout) * '' Salmo dentex'' ( Heckel, 1851) (Zubatak trout)

* '' Salmo euphrataeus'' Turan, Kottelat & Engin, 2014 (Euphrates trout) * '' Salmo ezenami''

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, 1948 (Kezenoi-am trout) * '' Salmo farioides'' S. L. Karaman, 1938 (Balkan brook trout) * '' Salmo ferox'' Jardine, 1835 (Ferox trout) * '' Salmo fibreni'' Zerunian &

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, 1990 (Fibreno trout) * '' Salmo gegarkuni'' Kessler, 1877 (Gokcha trout) * '' Salmo ischchan'' Kessler, 1877 (Sevan trout) * '' Salmo kottelati'' Turan, Doğan, Kaya, & Kanyılmaz, 2014 (Alakir trout) * ''

Salmo labecula ''Salmo'' is a genus of ray-finned fish from the family Salmonidae. The single ''Salmo'' species naturally found in the Atlantic North America is the Atlantic salmon, whereas the salmon and trout of the Pacific basin belong to another genus, '' ...

'' Turan, Kottelat & Engin, 2012 * ''

Salmo labrax The Black Sea salmon (''Salmo labrax'') is a fairly small species of salmon, at about long on average and rarely reaching over . It inhabits the northern Black Sea coasts and inflowing rivers. There are anadromous, lacustrine and resident river ...

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, 1814 (Black Sea trout) * '' Salmo letnica'' (S. L. Karaman, 1924) (Pestani trout) * '' Salmo lourosensis'' Delling, 2011 (Louros trout) * ''

Salmo lumi ''Salmo lumi'' is a type of trout, a fish in the family Salmonidae. It is endemic to Lake Ohrid and its tributaries in Albania and North Macedonia. ''Salmo lumi'' is one of four different forms of the Ohrid trout complex within Lake Ohrid, a ...

'' G. D. Poljakov, Filipi, Basho & Hysenaj, 1958 (Lumi trout) * ''

Salmo macedonicus ''Salmo macedonicus'' is a species of fish in the family Salmonidae. It is found only in rivers in the upper Vardar river basin in North Macedonia. It is threatened by habitat loss. The taxonomic status of this fish is controversial.Georgie ...

'' (S. L. Karaman, 1924) (Macedonian trout) * '' Salmo macrostigma'' ( A. H. A. Duméril, 1858) (Maghreb trout) * '' Salmo marmoratus'' G. Cuvier, 1829 (marble trout) * '' Salmo montenigrinus'' (S. L. Karaman, 1933) (Montenegro trout) * '' Salmo multipunctata'' Doadrio,

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Salmo nigripinnis ''Salmo nigripinnis'', also known as the Sonaghen, is a species of fish within the family Salmoninae. Description ''Salmo nigripinnis'' can range in body colour from light brown to silver, with large black spots. Fins of the species are dark b ...

'' Günther, 1866 (Sonaghen trout) * ''

Salmo obtusirostris ''Salmo obtusirostris'', also known as the Adriatic trout, Adriatic salmon, and softmouth trout, is a species of salmonid fish endemic to the rivers of Western Balkans in southeastern Europe. The scientific name has changed several times thro ...

'' ( Heckel, 1851) ** '' S. o. krkensis'' (S. L. Karaman, 1927) (Krka softmouth trout) ** '' S. o. obtusirostris'' Heckel, 1851 (softmouth trout) ** '' S. o. oxyrhynchus'' ( Steindachner, 1882) (Neretva softmouth trout) ** '' S. o. salonitana'' (S. L. Karaman, 1927) (Jadro softmouth trout) ** '' S. o. zetenzis'' ( Hadžišče, 1961) (Zeta softmouth trout) * '' Salmo ohridanus'' Steindachner, 1892 (Ohrid trout) * ''

Salmo okumusi ''Salmo'' is a genus of ray-finned fish from the family Salmonidae. The single ''Salmo'' species naturally found in the Atlantic North America is the Atlantic salmon, whereas the salmon and trout of the Pacific basin belong to another genus, ...

'' Turan, Kottelat & Engin, 2014 (Western Euphrates trout) * ''

Salmo opimus ''Salmo opimus'' is a salmonid Salmonidae is a family of ray-finned fish that constitutes the only currently extant family in the order Salmoniformes . It includes salmon (both Atlantic and Pacific species), trout (both ocean-going and landl ...

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'' Salmo pallaryi'' Pellegrin, 1924 (Sidi Ali trout) * '' Salmo pelagonicus'' S. L. Karaman, 1938 (Pelagonian trout) * '' Salmo pellegrini'' F. Werner, 1931 (Tensift trout) * ''

Salmo peristericus ''Salmo peristericus'', or the Prespa troutKoutseri I et al. (2010Species Action Plan for the Endemic Prespa Trout, ''Salmo peristericus'': A Conservation Toolwww.balwois.com is a variety of trout, a freshwater fish in the family Salmonidae. It i ...

'' S. L. Karaman, 1938 (Prespa trout) * '' Salmo platycephalus'' Behnke, 1968 (flathead trout) * '' Salmo rhodanensis'' Fowler, 1974 (Rhône trout) * ''

Salmo rizeensis ''Salmo'' is a genus of ray-finned fish from the family Salmonidae. The single ''Salmo'' species naturally found in the Atlantic North America is the Atlantic salmon, whereas the salmon and trout of the Pacific basin belong to another genus, '' ...

'' Turan, Kottelat & Engin, 2010 (Rize River trout) * ''

Salmo salar The Atlantic salmon (''Salmo salar'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Salmonidae. It is the third largest of the Salmonidae, behind Siberian taimen and Pacific Chinook salmon, growing up to a meter in length. Atlantic salmon are ...

(Atlantic salmon) Salmo salar flipped

* '' Salmo schiefermuelleri''

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, 1784 (Austrian Lakes trout) Cuvier-102-truite de mer

* ''

Salmo stomachicus Gillaroo (''Salmo stomachicus''}; historically included in ) is a variety of trout which eats primarily snails and is only proven to inhabit Lough Melvin in Ireland. The name gillaroo is derived from the Irish for "red fellow" (); this is due ...

'' Günther, 1866 (Gillaroo trout) Les poissons Salmo stomachicus

* '' Salmo taleri'' (S. L. Karaman, 1933) (Zeta trout) * '' Salmo tigridis'' Turan, Kottelat & Bektaş, 2011 (Upper Tigris trout) * ''

Salmo trutta The brown trout (''Salmo trutta'') is a European species of salmonid fish that has been widely introduced into suitable environments globally. It includes purely freshwater populations, referred to as the riverine ecotype, ''Salmo trutta'' Morph ...

** '' S. t. aralensis''

, 1908 (Aral trout) ** '' S. t. fario''

(brown trout) ** '' S. t. lacustris''

(lake trout) ** '' S. t. oxianus'' Kessler, 1874 (Amu-Darya trout) ** '' S. t. trutta''

(sea trout) * ''

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'' Doadrio,

& Yahyaoui, 2015 (green trout)

References

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