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Common names: Mediterranean trout
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Sardinia, Sicily, Tyrrehenian basin from Magra drainage southward (Ref. 59043). Also Ref. 13696, 59043, 94493. Status of threat: Critically endangered (Ref. 119201).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bianco, P.G., 2014
National Database: ICTIMED

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Mediterranean trout, 塞氏鳟, Türreeni forell, ... more

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Salmoniformes (Salmons) > Salmonidae (Salmonids) > Salmoninae
Etymology: Salmo: Latin, salmo, Plinius = salmon (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Rafinesque.

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Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical

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Europe: Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Tyrrehenian basin of Italy from Magra drainage southward.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m 24.0, range 23 - 25 cm
Max length : 40.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 59043)

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Distinguished from congeners in Mediterranean basin by having the following combination of characters: 9-13 parr marks in adults; caudal fin slightly emarginate; 20-60 small ocellated spots on flank (smaller than eye), some black, some brownish red (Ref. 59043).

Inhabits streams in hilly areas and lowland in karstic resurgences. Occurs in clear waters around 10-20° C, usually with dense subaquatic vegetation. Feeds mainly on aquatic insects. Spawns on gravel bottom in shallow water. Attains a maximum size of up to about 40 cm SL. Threatened due to water abstraction, overfishing and stocking of non-native trouts (Ref. 59043).

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Kottelat, M. and J. Freyhof, 2007. Handbook of European freshwater fishes. Publications Kottelat, Cornol and Freyhof, Berlin. 646 pp. (Ref. 59043)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Near Threatened (NT) ; Date assessed: 01 January 2008

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01047 (0.00488 - 0.02245), b=3.03 (2.86 - 3.20), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.6 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate vulnerability (39 of 100).

Salmo cettii Rafinesque, 1810