rizeensis, Salmo Turan [D.], Kottelat [M.] & Engin [S.] 2010:338, Figs. 2, 3, 4a, 5a, 14a [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 20 (no. 4) [Dec. 2009]; ref. 30689] Stream at Ovit Mountain, Çoruh River drainage, 40°35.32'N, 40°51.50'E, Erzurum Province, Turkey. Holotype: FFR 3000. Paratypes: CMK 21128 (8) and many at FFR. Type catalog: Kaya et al. 2021:437 [ref. 38688]. •Valid as Salmo rizeensis Turan, Kottelat & Engin 2010 -- (Turan et al. 2011:32 [ref. 31466], Turan et al. 2012:234 [ref. 32276], Turan et al. 2014:285 [ref. 33242], Turan et al. 2014:148 [ref. 33615], Çiçek et al. 2015:150 [ref. 35151], Turan et al. 2017:63 [ref. 35485], Çiçek et al. 2018:22 [ref. 36267], Ninua et al. 2018:[12] [ref. 35786], Çiçek et al. 2020:255 [ref. 37644], Kuljanishvili et al. 2020:[7] [ref. 37535], Yogurtçuoglu et al. 2020:[15] [ref. 37627], Turan et al. 2020:1461 [ref. 37608], Schöffmann 2021:188 [ref. 38997], Segherloo et al. 2021:10 [ref. 39584], Çiçek et al. 2023:426 [ref. 40625], Çiçek et al. 2024:293 [ref. 40789], Turan et al. 2024:90 [ref. 40793]). Current status: Valid as Salmo rizeensis Turan, Kottelat & Engin 2010. Salmonidae: Salmoninae. Distribution: Asia Minor: Çoruh River basin, Black Sea tributary (Turkey). Habitat: freshwater.