Coruh trout

Salmo coruhensis

Eighty Centimeters Trout of Asian Waters

Coruh trout is known around Asia as a migratory fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the largest recorded length is 80 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Salmons and Trout
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Salmo
Maximum length: 80 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Asia: streams flowing to the southeastern Black Sea coast in Turkey, from the Yeşilırmak drainage in the west and the Coruh drainage in the east. Expected to be present in Georgia, at least in the lower Coruh.
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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