Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill, 1814) (Salmoniformes: Salmonidae): the presence of Brook Trout in Peru

By

Oyague-Passuni, Eduardo
Franco, Pablo J.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013-8-1

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

9

Series / Issue

Issue: 4

Pages

797--799

Subjects

High Andes , Ichthyology , introduced species

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/9.4.797

 

Abstract

Salmonidae were introduced in the Peruvian freshwaters during the first quarter of the 20th century with the Rainbow Trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum, 1792), and later with three more species: Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758, Salvelinus namaycush (Walbaum, 1792) and Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill, 1814). Only Oncorrynchus mikyss seems to have established itself extensively and successfully, is regularly reported and appears on the taxonomic checklists. This article reports on the presence of Salvelinus fontinalis in the high Andes of southern Peru, an area which is biogeographically associated with the Lake Titicaca Plateau.