Salmo pelagonicus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	SALMONIFORMES	SALMONIDAE

Scientific Name:

Salmo pelagonicus

Species Authority:

Karaman, 1938

Common Name/s:

English

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Pelagos Trout

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable B1ab(v) ver 3.1
Year Assessed:	2008
Assessor/s:	Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M.
Reviewer/s:	Bogutskaya, N., & Smith, K. (IUCN Freshwater Biodiversity Unit)
Justification: The species is found in the upper tributaries of the Lower Vardar and Aliakmon. The main threat of overfishing and introduced alien trout (which hybridise with S. pelagonicus) is impacting the fish in the Greek part of species range (Aliakmon). The extent of occurrence is less than 20,000 km² and is only found in two locations (Vardar and Aliakmon drainages) based on the threat of the introduction of alien trout.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Tributaries of the lower Vardar (Crna system) and Aliakmon drainages (Macedonia, Greece); populations from Stumica drainage possibly represent a distinct species.
Countries:	Native: Albania; Greece; Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	No information.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Habitat: Mountain streams. Biology: Resident ecotype only.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	In the Greek part of the species range the main threat is overfishing and poaching, and the introduction of alien trout (hybridisation). The introduction of alien trout is also a threat, but has not yet happened, in FYROM.

Major Threat(s):

In the Greek part of the species range the main threat is overfishing and poaching, and the introduction of alien trout (hybridisation). The introduction of alien trout is also a threat, but has not yet happened, in FYROM.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Angling is regulated.

Conservation Actions:

Angling is regulated.

Citation:	Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. 2008. Salmo pelagonicus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 February 2012.
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