Salmo platycephalus

Salmo platycephalus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Salmoniformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors/Superordo: Protacanthopterygii Ordo: Salmoniformes

Familia: Salmonidae
Subfamilia: Salmoninae
Genus: Salmo
Species: Salmo platycephalus

Name

• Salmo platycephalus Behnke, 1969

Holotype: ZMH H4089. Paratypes: Colorado Coop. Fish. Unit (2)

Type locality: Tributary of Seyhan River basin, about 30 kilometers south of Pinarbasi, Turkey.

References

• Behnke, R. J.; 1968: Süßwasserfische der Türkei. 6. Teil. A new subgenus and species of trout, Salmo (Platysalmo) platycephalus, from southcentral Turkey, with comments on the classifikation [sic] of the subfamily Salmoninae. Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut, 66: 1–15.
• Turan, D., Kottelat, M. & Engin, S.; 2012: The trouts of the Mediterranean drainages of southern Anatolia, Turkey, with description of three new species (Teleostei: Salmonidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (3): 219–236.
• Salmo platycephalus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
• IUCN: Salmo platycephalus Behnke, 1969 (Critically Endangered)

Vernacular names

English: Ala balik