Ferox trout
| Ferox trout | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Salmoniformes |
| Family: | Salmonidae |
| Genus: | Salmo |
| Species: | S. ferox |
| Binomial name | |
| Salmo ferox Jardine, 1835 |
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Ferox trout (Salmo ferox) is a variety of trout found in oligotrophic lakes 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.[1] However it is uncertain whether the ferox of different lakes all are of a single origin.[1] This fish grows to a length of 80 centimetres (31 in) SL.[2]
Scottish authorities currently do not regard Scottish ferox to be taxonomically distinct from Salmo trutta.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Salmo ferox". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2008.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Salmo ferox" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
- ^ Ferox trout The Scottish Government.
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