Salmo obtusirostris salonitana

Summary

Salmo obtusirostris salonitana (also termed by the common names soft-muzzled trout[1][2] or Solin salmon[3] and the scientific synonym Salmothymus obtusirostris salonitana[3]) is an endemic trout subspecies found in the Jadro River in the vicinity of Solin (Dalmatia, Croatia), and in the nearby Žrnovnica River [hr], where it was introduced in 1964.[4] The upper reaches of the Jadro River including Jadro Spring, covering an area of 7.8 hectares, have been protected as an ichthyological reserve since 1984, for the purpose of preserving this endangered fish species, S. o. salonitana.[5]

Salmo obtusirostris salonitana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Salmo
Species:
Subspecies:
S. o. salonitana
Trinomial name
Salmo obtusirostris salonitana
Karaman, 1926

This fish species is thought to be endangered not only by historic river diversions, but by increasing urbanisation, overfishing and by the presence of the rainbow trout, introduced into the Jadro before World War II.[6][7][8]

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  • Crivelli, A.J. (2006). "Salmo obtusirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  • Gabelica, Ivan, ed. (2018). Protected Areas of Nature (PDF). Public Institution for the Management of Protected Areas in the County of Split and Dalmatia - “Sea and karst”. ISBN 978-953-56977-5-6. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  • Radović, Jasminka; Čivić, Kristijan; Topić, Ramona, eds. (2006). Biodiversity of Croatia (PDF). Zagreb: State Institute for Nature Protection, Ministry of Culture - Republic of Croatia. ISBN 953-7169-20-0. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  • Tomljanović, Tea; Treer, Tomislav; Aničić, Ivica; Safner, Roman; Šprem, Nikica (July 2012). "Threatened fishes of the world: Salmo obtusirostris salonitana (Karaman, 1926) (Salmonidae)" (PDF). Croatian Journal of Fisheries. 70 (2): 61–64. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  • Tomljanović, Tea (September 2014). "Endemska mekousna pastrva solinka (Salmo obtusirostris salonitana)" [Endemic softmouth trout solinka (Salmo obtusirostris salonitana)] (PDF). Tusculum (in Croatian). 7 (1): 215–224. Retrieved 4 December 2018.