æz ɐ hˈoʊl, ðə sˈɛvæn tɹˈaʊt ɪz fˌaɪloʊdʒnˈɛɾɪkli vˈɛɹi klˈoʊs tə ðə kˈæspiən tɹˈaʊt, wɪðˌɪn ðə bɹˈaʊn tɹˈaʊt kˈɑːmplɛks.
As a whole, the Sevan trout is phylogenetically very close to the Caspian trout, within the brown trout complex.