Ferox trout
Ferox trout | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Salmoniformes |
Family: | Salmonidae |
Genus: | Salmo |
Species: | S. ferox |
Binomial name | |
Salmo ferox Jardine, 1835 | |
Ferox trout (Salmo ferox) is a variety of trout found in oligotrophic lakes/lochs of Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. Ferox trout is a traditional name for large, piscivorous trout, which in Scotland feed largely on Arctic char. It has been argued to be a distinct species, being reproductively isolated from "normal" brown trout (Salmo trutta) of the same lakes, particularly in Ireland.[2] However, it is uncertain whether the ferox of different lakes are all of a single origin.[2] This fish grows to a length of 80 centimetres (31 in) SL.[3]
Scottish authorities currently do not regard Scottish ferox to be taxonomically distinct from Salmo trutta.[4]
References
- ↑ http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/135577/0
- 1 2 "Salmo ferox". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2008.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Salmo ferox" in FishBase. June 2015 version.
- ↑ Ferox trout The Scottish Government.
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