Marmorata

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iMarmorata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Salmo
Species: S. trutta
Subspecies: S. t. marmoratus
Trinomial name
Salmo trutta marmoratus
(Cuvier, 1829)

Marmorata, or Soča trout (scientific name Salmo trutta marmoratus, Slovenian Soška postrv), is a subspecies of trout indigenous to the Soča (Italian: Isonzo) river in Slovenia. Today only small populations survive in inaccessible side valleys. Marmorata is known for its tameness.