Salmo carpio
Salmo carpio | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Salmoniformes |
Family: | Salmonidae |
Genus: | Salmo |
Species: | S. carpio
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Binomial name | |
Salmo carpio |
Salmo carpio, also known as the carpione (carpione del Garda The main threats are due to overfishing, pollution and possibly competition from introduced species such as Coregonus and other Salmonidae.[4]
Biology
Adult lake trout outside the mating season are silvery with very few black spots on the body and almost none on the head. During the mating season some males develop a dark mottled body coloration. Garda lake trout reach a length of up to 50 cm (20 in). They live primarily in depths of 100 to 200 m (328 to 656 ft). They feed on
Status
The numbers of this fish in Lake Garda seem to be dwindling rapidly and had reduced by 80% in the ten years up to 2006. It is suspected that this may be because of pollution of the lake, over fishing and degradation of the lake habitat, and also the fish may face competition from introduced fish species such as
References
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Salmo carpio" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- ^ a b c Crivelli, A.J. 2006. Salmo carpio In: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. Downloaded on 2 April 2010
- ^ a b S. Melotto, G. Alessio (2006) Biology of carpione, Salmo carpio L., an endemic species of Lake Garda (Italy) Journal of Fish Biology 37, 687-698.
- ^ Fishing World Records – Salmo carpio Carpione
- ^ Rearing of Carpione Salmo carpio, an endemic salmonid in Lake Garda (Italy) – Fernando Lunelli, Filippo Faccenda, Filippo Motta, Cristina Cappelletti and Francesca Ciutti.
Bibliography
- Stefano Porcellotti, Pesci d'Italia, Ittiofauna delle acque dolci Edizioni PLAN 2005; pagg. 16-17
- Zerunian S. "Condannati all'estinzione Biodiversità, biologia, minacce e strategie di conservazione dei Pesci d'acqua dolce indigeni in Italia", Edagricole 2002; pagg. 61-62