Salmo platycephalus

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• Notes

Overview

Family : Salmonids ; Possibly based on introduced S. trutta[1].

Critically Endangered

Common Names

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Description

Family Salmonidae

Distribution: Northern Hemisphere, but widely introduced in cold waters for sports and aquaculture. Many are anadromous , spending part of their life at sea , but returning to freshwater where all species spawn in a gravel bed in rivers or streams ; most fish die after spawning. Small cycloid scales . Gill membranes reaching far forward, detached from isthmus. Axillary process on pelvics . Last three vertebrae directed upward. No spines. Adipose fin present. Attains 1.5 m (maybe 2 m) maximum length . Highly valuable in sport and commercial fisheries. There is disagreement about the status of some species and genera.The family Salmonidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Salmoniformes. It contains 11 genera and 66 species. It may be found in Marine , Brackish , and Freshwater environments and is primarily Peripheral/diadromous. Members of this family are not used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is subcarangiform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the Cretaceous period. This family may be found from 80° n to 24° s and 180° w to 180° e. Etymology of this family name : Latin, salmo, -onis = the same fish

Habitat

Biome: Fresh water . Benthopelagic.

Ecology: Lives in mountain streams . Not a migratory species.[2]


List of Habitats :5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 03-Aug-1994

Similar Species

Members of the genus Salmo

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 447 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

S. (Platysalmo) platycephalus · S. adirondacus · Distichodus rostratus · S. agassizii · S. agua · S. aguabonita · S. aguabonita whitei · S. akairos · S. albula · S. albus · S. alipes · S. alleganiensis · S. alpinus · S. alpinus murta · S. alpinus niger · S. alpinus thingvallensis · S. amethystinus · S. amethystus · S. anostomus · S. apache · S. aphelios (Salmon) · S. aquabonita · S. aquabonita aquabonita · S. aquilarum · S. arabatsch · S. arcticus · S. arcturus · S. schiefermuelleri · S. argentinus · S. argyreus · S. ascanii · S. auratus · S. ausonii · S. autumnalis · S. bairdii · S. balcanicus (Salmon) · S. bathoecetor · S. beardsleei · S. bimaculatus · S. brachypoma · S. brevicauda · S. cagoara · S. callaris · S. campbelli · S. canadensis · S. canis · S. carbonarius · S. carinatus · S. carpio (Carpione Del Garda) · S. caspius · S. catervarius · S. cettii (Salmon) · S. cf. salar · S. clarki · S. clarkii · S. clarkii alpestris · S. clarkii clarkii (Coastal Cutthroat Trout) · S. clarkii henshawi · S. clarkii lewisi · S. clarkii stomias · S. clarkii tahoensis · S. clarki alpestris · S. clarki clarki · S. clarki declivifrons · S. clarki henshawi · S. clarki jordani · S. clarki lewisi · S. clarki pleuriticus · S. clarki seleniris · S. clarki stomias · S. clarki virginalis · S. clarki x · Triportheus nematurus · S. colii · S. confinis · S. confluentus · S. consuetus · S. cooperi · S. coregonoides · S. corimbata · S. cornubiensis · S. cumberland · S. curilus · S. curima · S. cyniclope · Coregonus peled · S. dentex (Salmon) · S. dermatinus · S. digitalis · S. distichus · S. edentulus · S. eperlanomarinus · S. eperlanus · S. eremogenes · S. eriox · S. eriox rhodanensis (Salmon) · S. erythraeus · S. erythrinus · S. erythrogaster · Pristobrycon aureus

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Further Reading

• Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
• Behnke, R.J. 1968. A new subgenus and species of trout, Salmo (Platysalmo) platycephalus, from south-central Turkey, with comments on the classification of the subfamily Salmoninae. Mitt. Hamburg Zool. Mus. Inst. 66: 1–15.
• Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
• IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1986. 1986 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
• IUCN. 1990. 1990 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
• International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) (1990). 1990 IUCN red list of threatened animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, U.K. 288 p.
• Süßwasserfische der Türkei, 6. Teil. A new subgenus and species of trout, Salmo (Platysalmo) platycephalus from southcentral Turkey, with comments on the classification of the subfamily Salmoninae. - Mitt. Hamburg. Zool. Mus. Inst. 66:
• Schöffmann, J. 1992. Erste Lebendbeobachtung von Salmo (Platysalmo) platycephalus. Österreichs Fisherei 45: 11 –18.
• Schöffmann, J. 1992. Erste Lebendbeobachtung von Salmo (Platysalmo) platycephalus. Österreichs Fisherei 45: 11–18.

Notes

Contributors

• Berra, Tim M. (from FishBase).
• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 20, 2007.
• Crivelli, A.J. 2005. Salmo platycephalus. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
• Crivelli, A.J. 2006. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• FishBase 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 05, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
• Kottelat, M. 1996. Salmo platycephalus. In: IUCN 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.redlist.org . Downloaded on 30 January 2005.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 05, 2008:

• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
• GBIF-Sweden: Fishes (NRM)

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2478200
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-31722
• Fishbase Species ID: 6209
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 201903
• IUCN ID: 19854
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Species Identifier: E00I
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 7346

Footnotes

1. Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott (1991). World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. ( [back]
2. Crivelli, A.J. 2006. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]

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