europaeus, Salmo salar Payne [R. H.], Child [A. R.] & Forrest [A.] 1971:251 [Nature (London) v. 231 (no. 5300); ref. 863] Europe. No types known. Unneeded new subspecific name for stocks of Atlantic salmon spawning in European rivers; correct subspecific name should be Salmo salar salar Linnaeus 1758. •Synonym of Salmo salar Linnaeus 1758 -- (Kottelat 1997:139 [ref. 22952], Denys et al. 2022:392 [ref. 40085]). Current status: Synonym of Salmo salar Linnaeus 1758. Salmonidae: Salmoninae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.