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Salmo trutta fario

Protected

Brown Trout

Brown Trout

Common Names

DEBachforelle

ENBrown Trout

PT-BRTruta-marrom

ROpastrav brun

ZH褐鳟

Habitat

Oxygen-rich, cool streams and rivers with gravel substrate.

Occurrence regions

Baden-Württemberg Bayern Berlin Brandenburg Bremen Hamburg Hessen Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Niedersachsen Nordrhein-Westfalen Rheinland-Pfalz Saarland Sachsen Sachsen-Anhalt Schleswig-Holstein Thüringen limburg gelderland drenthe overijssel aargau basel-landschaft basel-stadt bern fribourg genf graubuenden luzern neuenburg nidwalden obwalden solothurn schwyz st-gallen thurgau ticino uri waadt wallis zug zuerich auvergne-rhone-alpes bourgogne-franche-comte bretagne centre-val-de-loire corse grand-est hauts-de-france ile-de-france normandie nouvelle-aquitaine occitanie pays-de-la-loire provence-alpes-cote-d-azur

Maximum Size

80 cm

Minimum Catch Size

25 cm

Closed Season

01.10 – 31.03

Category

Protected

Conservation Status

Near Threatened

May become threatened in the near future.

Distinguishing Features

Red-brown spots with pale halos on the flanks, adipose fin present, dark back, red-brown colouring.

Waters

Aare Alpenrhein Donau Elbe Garonne Hochrhein IJssel Loire Maas Meuse Moselle Nederrijn–Lek Oder Reuss Rhein Rhone Rhône Seine Somme Thur Waal Weser Ems Havel Inn Isar Limmat Main Mosel Neckar Saale Spree

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