biology

Salvelinus neocomensis

Salvelinus neocomensis is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Salvelinus neocomensis rather than just read about it. In short: Salvelinus neocomensis is an extinct deepwater trout species only known from three specimens fished in Lake Neuchâtel (Neuenburgersee) in 1896, 1902 and 1904. Extinction This rare endemic trout lived in the great depths of the lake, below 80 m (260 ft).

Key takeaways

Salvelinus neocomensis belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Salvelinus neocomensis to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Salvelinus neocomensis from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Salvelinus neocomensis is an extinct deepwater trout species only known from three specimens fished in Lake Neuchâtel (Neuenburgersee) in 1896, 1902 and 1904.

Extinction This rare endemic trout lived in the great depths of the lake, below 80 m (260 ft). It only reached about 15 cm (5.9 in) in length. It had fins without white margins and yellowish flanks, which earned it the local name Jaunet. Research undertaken in the 1950s and 2003 failed to find evidence of the survival of this species after the last reported specimen.

References

External links Photo of Salvelinus neocomensis

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Salvelinus neocomensis

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Salvelinus neocomensis claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Salvelinus neocomensis before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Salvelinus neocomensis ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Salvelinus neocomensis

In research: Salvelinus neocomensis appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Salvelinus neocomensis in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Salvelinus neocomensis is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Cold water fish, Fish described in 2005, Fish extinctions since 1500, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Salvelinus neocomensis outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

Ask Teacher Smith questions about this articleOpens your AI tutor with a question about “Salvelinus neocomensis” →

Affiliate

Preply — study more efficiently by working with a personal tutor. 50% off.

How to study Salvelinus neocomensis in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Salvelinus neocomensis means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Salvelinus neocomensis out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Salvelinus neocomensis in simple terms?

Salvelinus neocomensis is an extinct deepwater trout species only known from three specimens fished in Lake Neuchâtel (Neuenburgersee) in 1896, 1902 and 1904. Extinction This rare endemic trout lived in the great depths of the lake, below 80 m (260 ft).

Why does Salvelinus neocomensis matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Salvelinus neocomensis?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Salvelinus neocomensis.