226. Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758

Common name. Brown trout

Taxonomy. Original description: Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758: 308 [European rivers; no types known].

Revisions. Berg (1948: 235); Segherloo et al. (2021: 10).

Illustrations. Berg (1948: 238, figs. 143-144).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Caspian Sea, Namak Lake, Lake Orumiyeh.―Distribution in Ecoregions: 434-Kura-South Caspian Drainages, 442-Upper Tigris & Euphrates, 445-Orumiyeh, 447-Namak.

Status in Iran. [Native].—Ghezel ala-e khal ghermez.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: None.

Conservation. —IUCN: LC.