Salmo kottelati explained

Salmo kottelati is a species of trout endemic to the Alakır Stream of Antalya Province in southern Turkey.[1] It was previously considered part of Salmo macrostigma (Salmo trutta macrostigma).[1]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Swiss ichthyologist Maurice Kottelat (b. 1957), because of his contributions to the study of European and Asian fishes.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Davut Turan . Esra Doğan . Cüneyt Kaya . Mahir Kanyılmaz . amp . 2014 . Salmo kottelati, a new species of trout from Alakır Stream, draining to the Mediterranean in southern Anatolia, Turkey (Teleostei, Salmonidae) . ZooKeys . 462 . 135–151 . 10.3897/zookeys.462.8177 . 25589858 . 4284436. free . 2014ZooK..462..135T .
  2. Web site: Order SALMONIFORMES . 11 April 2022 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.

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