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This species spawns in the spring and is an obligatory freshwater fish.^[2] They are an important commercial fishery species and also a game fish.^[3] The scientific name has also changed several times trough history; synonyms include Thymallus microlepis, Salmothymus obtusirostris and Salar obtusirostris.^[3] Four subspecies are known, Salmo obtusirostris oxyrhynchus (Neretva and its tributaries Buna and Vrljika in Bosnia Herzegovina), Salmo obtusirostris salonitana (Jadro, Croatia), Salmo obtusirostris krkensis (Krka (Croatia)) and Salmo obtusirostris zetensis (Zeta River, Montenegro).^[2] For the village on the Isle of Wight, see Freshwater, Isle of Wight. ... A lobster boat unloading its catch in Ilfracombe harbour, North Devon, England. ... A Game fish is a fish that is pursued for sport, regardless of whether the fisherman ultimately eats the fish. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is a standard convention used for naming species. ... In scientific nomenclature, synonyms are different scientific names used for a single taxon. ... River Neretva in Mostar, 2004 Neretva is a river in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. ... Jadro is a river in Dalmatia, Croatia, which flows through the town of Solin. ... Skradinski buk Krka is a river in Croatias Dalmatia region, with length circa 73 km; famous for its numerous waterfalls. ... Zeta is a river in Montenegro. ... Anthem Oj, svijetla majska zoro Oh, Bright Dawn of May Montenegro() on the European continent()  —  [] Capital (and largest city) Podgorica Official languages Serbian (Ijekavian dialect)1 Demonym Montenegrin Government Republic  -  President Filip Vujanović  -  Prime Minister Željko Å turanović Independence due to the dissolution of Serbia and Montenegro   -  Declared June 3, 2006...

Appearance and anatomy

The most obvious characteristic of the Adriatic trout is an elongated snout. It also has a small and flashy mouth, relatively large scales and high body depth.^[2] Color of the body varies between subspecies, mostly it is green with red and black dots. No vertical stripes that are common in brown trout of the Adriatic Sea drainages can be found.

Conservation

Adriatic trout are threatened by hybridization with introduced species and overfishing.^[1] In the river Neretva, natural hybrids (named kosor by locals) between Adriatic and brown trout can be found, hybridization was also confirmed experimentally (Kosorić & Vuković. 1969). Adriatic trout lives prefers rivers with more water and wide riverbed. Adriatic and brown trout have different spawning times that overlap only slightly every few years which is why natural hybridization is not widespread and both species live sympatrically in the same rivers. // This article is about a biological term. ... Sweet clover (), introduced and naturalized to the U.S. from Eurasia as a forage and cover crop. ... × The Traffic Light colour convention, showing the concept of Harvest Control Rule (HCR), specifying when a rebuilding plan is mandatory in terms of precautionary and limit reference points for spawning biomass and fishing mortality rate. ...

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Crivelli, A.J. (2005). Salmothymus obtusirostris. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007 May 17.
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Softmouth trout. Balkan Trout Restoration Group. Retrieved on 2007-05-17.
3. ^ ^{a b} "Salmo obtusirostris". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.