Salmo obtusirostris

Salmo obtusirostris
Softmouth from the Upper Neretva
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Salmo
Species:
S. obtusirostris
Binomial name
Salmo obtusirostris
(Heckel, 1851)
Subspecies

Salmo obtusirostris, commonly known as the softmouth trout, also known as the Adriatic trout, or Adriatic salmon, is a species of salmonid fish endemic to a handful rivers spilling into Adriatic in the Western Balkans, in southeastern Europe, namely in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Montenegro. The scientific name has changed several times through history; synonyms include Thymallus microlepis, Salmothymus obtusirostris and Salar obtusirostris.

This species spawns in the early spring and is an obligatory freshwater fish. They are an important game fish in the region.