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Grundferche

English translation: lake trout / brown trout

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German term or phrase:Grundferche
English translation:lake trout / brown trout
Entered by: Edith Kelly

16:37 Mar 5, 2016
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Zoology / Fish
German term or phrase: Grundferche
This is something connected to a trout in a painting. It comes from a description of a particular painting:

Laut Bildinschrift lebte diese Forelle (Grundferche) 12 Jahre lang in xxxxx und wurde schließlich im Jahre 1652 mit einem Gewicht von 26 Pfund (15 kg) in die hochfürstliche Hofhaltung geliefert, um dort „gespeist“ zu werden.

The text is Austrian and an Austrian friend, born in the area this comes from, has no idea. Google throws up nothing. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
Sarah Lewis-Morgan
Germany
Local time: 05:51
lake trout
Explanation:
http://www.noe-lfv.at/fischarten_in_noe_seeforelle.asp

as against river trout
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Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 05:51
Grading comment
This seems to cover it. Thanks again.
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2 +1lake trout
Edith Kelly
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Wendy Streitparth

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lake trout


Explanation:
http://www.noe-lfv.at/fischarten_in_noe_seeforelle.asp

as against river trout


Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 05:51
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 30
Grading comment
This seems to cover it. Thanks again.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you. That make sense.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: Well done! This is probably it. It gets almost no hits, and those I did find were 19th century.
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Reference comments


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Reference

Reference information:
Salmo schiefermuelleri is a designation for populations of trout in some subalpine lakes of Austria, whose taxonomical status is however unclear and which are suspected to be extinct.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmo_schiefermuelleri

http://darwin-online.org.uk/content/frameset?pageseq=1&itemI... LACUSTRIS, Linn.
The same as the S. illanca and Schiefermulleri of Bloch. It is found in the lakes of Lower Austria, and in the Rhine above Constance.

Brown trout:

Salmo lacustris was used for lake-dwelling forms.[5]

S. t. lacustris reaches an average length of 40–80 cm (16–31 in) with a maximum length of 140 cm (55 in) and about 60 pounds (27 kg)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_trout

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Native speaker of: English
Note to reference poster
Asker: Thanks. I am learning a bit about fish at the moment!

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