Salmo macrostigma

Salmo macrostigma is a species of freshwater trout endemic to Algeria in northwest Africa.^[3][4] It can reach a length of 60 centimetres (24 in) TL.^[3]

Salmo macrostigma
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Salmoniformes
Family:	Salmonidae
Genus:	Salmo
Species:	S. macrostigma
Binomial name
Salmo macrostigma (A. H. A. Duméril, 1858)
Synonyms
Salar macrostigma A. H. A. Duméril, 1858 Salmo fario macrostigma (A. H. A. Duméril, 1858) Salmo trutta macrostigma (A. H. A. Duméril, 1858) Salmo lapasseti Zill, 1858 Salmo trutta pellegrini Werner, 1931[2]

The name Salmo trutta macrostigma (or Salmo macrostigma) has previously been used of many populations also in other regions around the Mediterranean, but in recent years those have been split into separate local species.^[3][4][1]