Marble Trout Salmo Marmoratus

Marble trout salmo marmoratus characterized by distinctive marbled color pattern and high growth capacity inhabits some rivers and streams flowing into the adriatic sea i e.

Marble trout salmo marmoratus. Salmo marmoratus marble trout is a species of freshwater fish in the family salmonidae it is characterized by a distinctive marbled color pattern and high growth capacity. The marble trout salmo marmoratus is an endangered species in slovenia and in italy croatia and albania because of hybridization resulting from intensive stocking eleven populations of trout. The maximum weight is 50 kg. Known for its marbled pattern also referred to as adriatic river ghost is considered the pride and symbol of slovenian fly fishing.

It is characterized by a distinctive marbled color pattern and high growth capacity. Marble trout salmo marmoratus marble trout is indigenous trout specie in the rivers that drain to adriatic sea. Last two decades have seen the recovery of marmorata population which was facing a near extinction. Journal of fish biology 81.

So historically marble trout were present in italy slovenia croatia bosna and hercegovina montenegro and albania. Marble trout salmo marmoratus was first described in 1829 by the french naturalist and zoologist georges cuvier 1769 1832. Salmo marmoratus marble trout is a species of freshwater fish in the salmonidae family. The marble trout salmo marmoratus is an endangered species in slovenia and in italy croatia and albania because of hybridization resulting from intensive stocking.

In italy the rivers adige brenta piave livenza tagliamento natisone and the upper reaches of the po river system in slovenia the soča river system and the. Empirical standard mass equation for salmo marmoratus. The marble trout is found in only handful drainages and rivers of the adriatic basin in going from north to south italy slovenia croatia bosnia and herzegovina and montenegro while in albania the species is. The marble trout is found in only three basins and two rivers of the adriatic basin namely the po with only northern left tributaries and the adige brenta piave tagliamento and livenza basins in italy the soča basin.

Adriatic sea is a part of the mediterranean sea. It inhabits fast flowing oxygenated rivers. Eleven populations of trout. Marble trout salmo marmoratus native to adriatic basin can only be found in rivers flowing into adriatics.

Analysis of the reproductive cycle of female wild marble trout salmo marmoratus in a prealpine brook of the soca river basin northeast italy. The recorded maximum length is 120 cm.