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Salmo salar Linnaeus, 1758


Maximum recorded size:
150.0 cm TL (male)
120.0 cm TL (female)


Dentary of Salmo salar

Coronoid process in form of mace or curved downward and oriented anteroposteriorly. Ventral process bifid with two pointed tips or more than two pointes, and oriented according to dorsal/ventral axis straight or curved according to dorsal/ventral axis. Its relief is flat and at the tip, in posterior part, a pore can be present. Meckelian fossa present. Internal notch large and external notch small. Chin apophysis short. Mandibular symphysis oriented backward, straight or bilobed. Tooth type: conical or caniniform or villiform (like a carpet) in one or two or more rows of teeth. No bigger tooth at the anterior part. Teeth curved towards internal part. Internal teeth bigger than external teeth. Pore can be present on external side. No pore on internal side. No foramen.


Specimen n°MNHN-D-17
Study collection of P. Béarez (Paris, France)


Determination Béarez, P. (1996)
Length 48.3 cm SL, 58.6 cm TL (Female)
Collection site Gave de Pau (France)