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Another classification problem concerns the brown trout of Lough Melvin, Ireland, where three distinct populations—a large predatory trout known as “ferox,” a moderate-size invertebrate feeder known as “sonaghen,” and a smaller trout specializing on benthic food, snails, and crustaceans, known as “gillaroo”—coexist and maintain their identity.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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Another classification problem concerns the brown trout of Lough Melvin, Ireland, where three distinct populations—a large predatory trout known as “ferox,” a moderate-size invertebrate feeder known as “sonaghen,” and a smaller trout specializing on benthic food, snails, and crustaceans, known as “gillaroo”—coexist and maintain their identity.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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Another classification problem concerns the brown trout of Lough Melvin, Ireland, where three distinct populations—a large predatory trout known as “ferox,” a moderate-size invertebrate feeder known as “sonaghen,” and a smaller trout specializing on benthic food, snails, and crustaceans, known as “gillaroo”—coexist and maintain their identity.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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Another classification problem concerns the brown trout of Lough Melvin, Ireland, where three distinct populations—a large predatory trout known as “ferox,” a moderate-size invertebrate feeder known as “sonaghen,” and a smaller trout specializing on benthic food, snails, and crustaceans, known as “gillaroo”—coexist and maintain their identity.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
sumit commented on the word sonaghen
A kind of trout only found in Ireland's Lough Melvin.
February 9, 2007