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Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758

Sea trout
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Common names: Brown trout
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Widespread in most river systems from Auckland south. Widespread in North and South Is. Range is stable (neither expanding nor declining) (Ref. 52336). Also introduced in Lake Taupo in 1890s (Ref. 32720). Has drastically affected native galaxiid populations by predation (Ref. 43891). Probably the most important recreational freshwater fish. Voucher specimen(s) held at the NMNZ (as Salmo trutta Linnaeus 1758 in Ref. 5755). Also Ref. 11115.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.fish.govt.nz/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Welcomme, R.L., 1988
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Truite de mer, Trucha marina, Кумжа, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Salmoniformes (Salmons) > Salmonidae (Salmonids) > Salmoninae
Etymology: Salmo: Latin, salmo, Plinius = salmon (Ref. 45335);  trutta: trutta is a Latin name for trout (Ref. 10294).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; anadromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 28 m (Ref. 101587), usually 1 - 2 m (Ref. 101587).   Temperate; 18°C - 24°C (Ref. 12741); 71°N - 34°N, 25°W - 57°E

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