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  • proper noun A taxonomic species within the genus Salmo — the brown trout.

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  • The name Salmo trutta, which appeared in the tenth edition of Linnaeus’s System of Nature in 1758, was intended for the brown trout of large rivers and likely included sea-run brown trout.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • The name Salmo trutta, which appeared in the tenth edition of Linnaeus’s System of Nature in 1758, was intended for the brown trout of large rivers and likely included sea-run brown trout.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • The name Salmo trutta, which appeared in the tenth edition of Linnaeus’s System of Nature in 1758, was intended for the brown trout of large rivers and likely included sea-run brown trout.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • The name Salmo trutta, which appeared in the tenth edition of Linnaeus’s System of Nature in 1758, was intended for the brown trout of large rivers and likely included sea-run brown trout.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • The great morphological and life history variations found in brown trout have given rise to the naming of about 50 species, now all regarded as Salmo trutta.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • The great morphological and life history variations found in brown trout have given rise to the naming of about 50 species, now all regarded as Salmo trutta.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • The great morphological and life history variations found in brown trout have given rise to the naming of about 50 species, now all regarded as Salmo trutta.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • The great morphological and life history variations found in brown trout have given rise to the naming of about 50 species, now all regarded as Salmo trutta.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

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