Ferox trout
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Salmo
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S. ferox
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| Salmo ferox Jardine, 1835
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Ferox trout (Salmo ferox) is a variety of trout found in oligotrophic lakes of Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. Ferox trout is a traditional name for large, piscivorous trout, which in Scotland feed largely on Arctic char. It has been argued to be a distinct species, being reproductively isolated from "normal" brown trout (Salmo trutta) of the same lakes, particularly in Ireland.[1] However, it is uncertain whether the ferox of different lakes are all of a single origin.[1] This fish grows to a length of 80 centimetres (31 in) SL.[2]
Scottish authorities currently do not regard Scottish ferox to be taxonomically distinct from Salmo trutta.[3]
References
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- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Salmo ferox" in FishBase. June 2015 version.
- ↑ Ferox trout The Scottish Government.
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