First Record of Salmo pelagonicus Karaman, 1938 (Teleostei: Salmonidae) in the Karamenderes River, Turkey
Abstract
Salmo pelagonicus Karaman, 1938 was described from Crna River, a tributary of the Vardar River (in Greece). Salmo specimens from the Karamenderes drainage (in Turkey) and Aliakmon River (in Greece), is identified as Salmo pelagonicus. We recorded for the first time Salmo pelagonicus in the Karamenderes River (Aegean Sea basin) in Turkey. It was compared with Salmo species in adjacent waters. Our comparison show that the Karamenderes population differs from other species in neighboring basins. Also in this study, it was given detailed morphological characters of Salmo pelagonicus.
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Supporting Institution
The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey
Project Number
TOVAG-106 O 259
Thanks
We thank Sema Turan and Cüneyt Kaya for field studies. Also we thanks to Maurice Kottelat for photos of Salmo pelagonicus. This work was supported by The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (Project No. TOVAG-106 O 259).
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