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Teleostei (teleosts) > Salmoniformes (Salmons) > Salmonidae (Salmonids) > Salmoninae
Etymology: Salmo: Latin, salmo, Plinius = salmon (Ref. 45335); akairos: The species name is an adjective derived from the Greek word ακαιρος meaning inopportune (Ref. 55619).

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate

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Africa: endemic to Lake Ifni in Morocco (Ref. 55619).

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55619); 15.0 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 13; Vertebrae: 56 - 58. Diagnosis: Salmo akairos differs from all other Salmo species and archaic trouts by the combination of contrasting black and white leading edges on dorsal and anal fins and the lack of dark spots on the sides of the body; high number of dorsal fin pterygiophores, 14-16 is distinctive, as other Salmo species and archaic trouts have modally 12-13; high number of gill rakers, 19-23, is also diagnostic with slight overlap in comparison with S. trutta often having a colour pattern on the fins similar to that of S. akairos (Ref. 55619).

Analysis of stomach content revealed Cyclops, terrestrial arthropods and a dense mat of filamentous algae and diatoms (Ref. 55619). Spawning period is in late autumn (Ref. 55619).

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Delling, B. and I. Doadrio, 2005. Systematics of the trouts endemic to Moroccan lakes, with description of a new species (Teleostei: Salmonidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 16(1):49-64. (Ref. 55619)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Vulnerable (VU) (D2); Date assessed: 03 May 2021

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Fisheries: of potential interest

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01047 (0.00480 - 0.02286), b=3.03 (2.86 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 2.8 ±0.30 se; based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (12 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.

Salmo akairos Delling & Doadrio, 2005