punctatus, Salmo Cuvier [G.] 1829:304 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Alps. No types known. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Salmo punctatus Bloch & Schneider 1801. Based on Salmo alpinus of Bloch, Pl. 104. Kottelat 1997:90 [ref. 22952] "restricted" the type locality to Linnaeus's 1758:308 account of alpinus, but the Code does not provide for such restriction in that manner. •Synonym of Salvelinus alpinus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:152 [ref. 22952]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Salvelinus alpinus (Linnaeus 1758). Salmonidae: Salmoninae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.