Salmo cettii, or the Mediterranean trout, is a species of trout, a freshwater fish in the family Salmonidae.[1] It lives in the Mediterranean region in Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, and on the Italian mainland in the Magra drainage and further south. It is a nonmigratory fish which lives in streams and in karstic resurgences.[2] It is smaller than 40 cm (16 in) in length. It is sometimes referred to Salmo trutta macrostigma, which depending on concept is either a more widespread Mediterranean taxon, or a taxon endemic to Algeria.[2]

Salmo cettii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Salmo
Species:
S. cettii
Binomial name
Salmo cettii

References

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  1. ^ "Salmo cettii". Fishbase. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
  2. ^ a b Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. 2008. Salmo cettii. In: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.1. Retrieved 5 May 2015.