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Salmo opimus
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Salmoniformes
Family:	Salmonidae
Genus:	Salmo
Species:	S. opimus
Binomial name
Salmo opimus Turan, Kottelat & Engin, 2012

Salmo opimus is a salmonid fish in the genus Salmo. It was described by Davut Turan, Maurice Kottelat and Semih Engin in 2012, and is known from Turkey. The type locality was the Alara Stream in Gündoğmuş, Antalya Province. The species epithet, "opimus" (meaning "opulent" in Latin) refers to the large body size of the adults.

References

1. Freyhof, J. (2019). "Salmo opimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T19516862A19849331. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T19516862A19849331.en. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
2. Turan, D.; Kottelat, M. & Engin, S. (2012). "The trouts of the Mediterranean drainages of southern Anatolia, Turkey, with description of three new species (Teleostei: Salmonidae)". Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 23 (3): 219–236.

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