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Salmo nigripinnis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Salmo
Species:
S. nigripinnis
Binomial name
Salmo nigripinnis
Günther, 1866

Salmo nigripinnis, also known as the sonaghen, is a species of fish within the family Salmoninae. [1]

Description

Salmo nigripinnis can range in body colour from light brown to silver, with large black spots. Fins of the species are dark brown or black, with elongated pectoral fins. [2]

Distribution and habitat

Salmo nigripinnis is endemic to Lough Melvin. Lough Melvin's waters cross the northwest border of the Republic of Ireland ( County Leitrim) into Northern Ireland's County Fermanagh, meaning that this species lake habitat is in both Ireland and the United Kingdom. [1]

S. nigripinnis live in open areas of the lake in deep water. [2] During the months of November and December, [1] the fish will journey to small inflowing rivers to spawn. [3] The lake contains various plankton such as Cladocera and aquatic chironomid pupae of which S. nigripinnis feeds. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. (2008). "Salmo nigripinnis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135653A4171476. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135653A4171476.en.
  2. ^ a b Mc Gowan, Cunningham, Gail, John (2008). Fermanagh In Sight. The Fermanagh Highlands. John Cunningham. p. 21.{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link)
  3. ^ Andrew Ferguson & John B. Taggart (July 1991). "Genetic differentiation among the sympatric brown trout (Salmo trutta) populations of Lough Melvin, Ireland". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 43 (3): 221–237. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.1991.tb00595.x.

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