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Salmo nigripinnis, also known as the sonaghen, is a species of fish within the subfamily Salmoninae.[2]

Salmo nigripinnis
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Salmoniformes
Family:	Salmonidae
Genus:	Salmo
Species:	S. nigripinnis
Binomial name
Salmo nigripinnis Günther, 1866

Description

Salmo nigripinnis can range in body colour from light brown to silver, with large black spots. Fins of the species are dark brown or black, with elongated pectoral fins.[3]

Distribution and Habitat

Salmo nigripinnis is endemic to Lough Melvin. Lough Melvin's waters cross the Northwest Border of Ireland into Northern Ireland, meaning that this species lake habitat is in both Ireland and the United Kingdom.[1]

S. nigripinnis live in open areas of the lake in deep water.[3] They use small inflowing rivers to spawn.[4]

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