Salmo nigripinnis
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The Salmo nigripinnis is a species from the family of salmon fish (salmonids), which is endemic in Lough Melvin occurs in the north of Ireland.
features
Salmo nigripinnis reaches a length of up to 33 centimeters. The body height fits 3.9 to 4.4 times the standard length . The body is light brown to silvery with numerous black spots. Red spots are missing or there are only too few, very small ones on the back of the body. The fins, especially the pectoral fins , are dark brown to black.
Way of life
The species lives in the lake at a relatively great depth and feeds on plankton, especially water fleas and mosquito larvae . From November to December they migrate to the lake's tributaries to spawn .
threat
Salmo nigripinnis is in the red list of endangered species as endangered ( Vulnerable out).
swell
- Maurice Kottelat , Jörg Freyhof : Handbook of European Freshwater Fishes . Publications Kottelat, Cornol 2007, ISBN 978-2-8399-0298-4 , pp. 404 .
Web links
- Salmo nigripinnis on Fishbase.org (English)
- Salmo nigripinnis inthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.1. Posted by: Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M., 2008. Retrieved October 17, 2013.