Salmonide introdotto in Italia dalle acque interne del Nord
America.

Tassonomia:

Domain: Eukaryota - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
Kingdom: Animalia - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
Subkingdom: Bilateria - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
Branch: Deuterostomia - Grobben, 1908
Infrakingdom: Chordonia - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
Phylum: Chordata - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
Subphylum: Vertebrata - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Huxley, 1880 - Bony Fishes
Class: Osteichthyes - Huxley, 1880 - Bony Fishes
Subclass: Actinopterygii - Ray-Finned Fishes
Infraclass: Actinopteri
Cohort: Clupeocephala
Order: Salmoniformes
Suborder: Salmonoidei
Family: Salmonidae - Salmonids
Subfamily: Salmoninae
Genus: Salvelinus - (Pallas, 1814)
Specific name: fontinalis - (Mitchill, 1814)
Scientific name: - Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill, 1814)