Salmo rizeensis Turan, Kottelat & Engin, 2010

Çiçek, Erdoğan, Sungur, Sevil, Fricke, Ronald & Seçer, Burak, 2023, Freshwater lampreys and fishes of Türkiye; an annotated checklist, 2023, Turkish Journal of Zoology 47 (6), pp. 324-468 : 426-427

Salmo rizeensis Turan, Kottelat & Engin, 2010 [E] ― Rize trout/Kırmızı benekli alabalık

Taxonomy. Original description: Salmo rizeensis Turan, Kottelat & Engin, 2010: 338 , figs. 2, 3, 4a, 5a, 14a [Stream at Ovit Mountain, Çoruh River drainage, 40°35.32′N, 40°51.50′E, Erzurum Province, Türkiye; holotype: FFR 3000]. ― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: Turan et al. (2010: 338, figs. 2, 3, 4a, 5a, 14a).

Status in Türkiye. Recorded from Türkiye in the original description by Turan et al. (2010). Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Kuru et al. (2014); Çiçek et al. (2015, 2020). ― Turkish material: FFR.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Eastern Black Sea waterheds. ― Distribution in river basins: 14-Yeşilırmak, 15-Kızılırmak, 22-Doğu Karadeniz, 23-Çoruh. ― General distribution: Asia Minor: Çoruh basin, Black Sea tributary ( Türkiye). ― Distribution in ecoregions: 430-Northern Anatolia, 433-Western Transcaucasia. ― Habitat: This species inhabits mountain streams. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Commercially important.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: LC. ― IUCN: LC (IUCN, 2023). ― Threats: CON. ― High sensitivity to human activities. ― Keystone species. ― Decline status: Decreasing. ― High priority for conservation action.

Salmo salar Linnaeus, 1758 => not established in Türkiye (see Çiçek et al., 2020)

Salmo tigridis Turan, Kottelat & Bektaş, 2011 [E] ― Tigris trout/Kırmızı benekli alabalık

Taxonomy. Original description: Salmo tigridis Turan, Kottelat & Bektaş, 2011: 24 , fig. 1 [Çatak Stream, Tigris River drainage, Van Province, Türkiye; holotype: FFR 1250]. ― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: Turan et al. (2011: 24, fig. 1).

Status in Türkiye. Recorded from Türkiye in the original description by Turan et al. (2011). Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Kuru et al. (2014); Çiçek et al. (2015, 2018 a, 2020). ― Turkish material: FFR.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Upper tributaries of Tigris River Basin. ― Distribution in river basins: 21-Fırat-Dicle. ― General distribution: Asia Minor and Middle East: upper Tigris River (Dicle Nehri) basin (Persian Gulf tributary), Van Province ( Türkiye); possibly Iran. ― Distribution in ecoregions: 442-Upper Tigris and Euphrates. ― Habitat: This species inhabits streams and small rivers. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Commercially important.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: Unknown. ― IUCN: DD (IUCN, 2023). ― Threats: Threats to the species or the only known site where it is known to occur are unknown. ― High sensitivity to human activities. ― Keystone species. ― Decline status: Unknown. ― High priority for conservation action.