Salmothymus
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Salmothymus is a genus name of fish
in the Salmonidae
family, established for the Adriatic trout
(Salmothymus obrusirostris). More commonly, however, the species is considered a member of the wider genus Salmo
, i.e. Salmo obtusirostris. Salmothymus thus is a junior synonym of Salmo, not in current use.
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
in the Salmonidae
Salmonidae
Salmonidae is a family of ray-finned fish, the only living family currently placed in the order Salmoniformes. It includes salmon, trout, chars, freshwater whitefishes and graylings...
family, established for the Adriatic trout
Adriatic trout
Salmo obtusirostris, also known as the Adriatic trout, Adriatic salmon, and softmouth trout, is a species of salmonid fish endemic to the rivers of Western Balkans in southeastern Europe...
(Salmothymus obrusirostris). More commonly, however, the species is considered a member of the wider genus Salmo
Salmo
Salmo is a genus of fish in the salmon family that includes the familiar species Atlantic salmon and brown trout . The natural distribution of the genus is chiefly European. Only the range of the Atlantic salmon extends to northern North America...
, i.e. Salmo obtusirostris. Salmothymus thus is a junior synonym of Salmo, not in current use.