Salmo platycephalus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	SALMONIFORMES	SALMONIDAE

Scientific Name:

Salmo platycephalus

Species Authority:

Behnke, 1969

Common Name/s:

English

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Ala Balik

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Critically Endangered B1ab(v)+2ab(v) ver 3.1

Year Published:

2006

Assessor/s:

Crivelli, A.J.

Reviewer/s:

Erk’akan, F. & Karatash, A. (Mediterranean Workshop, Dec. 2004)

Contributor/s:

Justification:
This species is known from only one population in two streams. The population is currently abundant. However, the presence of the introduced Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss is a serious threat. Range is very small (less than 10 km²) and is projected to decline in near future as a result of larval predation from Oncorhynchus mykiss.

History:

1996	–	Critically Endangered
1994	–	Indeterminate (Groombridge 1994)
1990	–	Endangered (IUCN 1990)
1988	–	Endangered (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
1986	–	Endangered (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is restricted to tributaries (Sogoksu and Karagöz, near the town Pinarbasi) of River Zamanti, and a tributary of the River Seyhan in south-eastern Turkey.
Countries:	Native: Turkey
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Population [top]

Population:	The population is large, but restricted.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Lives in mountain streams. Not a migratory species.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Illegal fishing using nets and the introduction of other trout species (Rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, which is a predatory threat to larvae and a direct competitor) are the main threats. Pollution is not a threat in this case (mountainous area).

Major Threat(s):

Illegal fishing using nets and the introduction of other trout species (Rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, which is a predatory threat to larvae and a direct competitor) are the main threats. Pollution is not a threat in this case (mountainous area).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	None known to be in place.

Conservation Actions:

None known to be in place.

Citation:	Crivelli, A.J. 2006. Salmo platycephalus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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