purpuratus, Salmo Pallas [P. S.] 1814:374 [Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica v. 3; ref. 3351] Bolschaja River, Bystraja River, eastern Russia. Syntypes: ZMB 23549 (1, dry), 23554 (1, dry). Type information: Svetovidov 1978:18 [ref. 6025]. Western authors do not usually recognize the genus Parasalmo. •Synonym of Salmo mykiss Walbaum 1792 -- (Berg 1948:267 [ref. 12882]). •Synonym of Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum 1792) -- (authors). •Synonym of Parasalmo mykiss (Walbaum 1792) -- (Dorofeeva & Savvaitova 1998:34 [ref. 23574], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:20 [ref. 25650]). Current status: Synonym of Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum 1792). Salmonidae: Salmoninae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.