| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | SALMONIFORMES | SALMONIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Salmo letnica | |||
| Species Authority: | (Karaman, 1924) | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Data Deficient ver 3.1 | |||
| Year Assessed: | 2006 | |||
| Assessor/s: | Crivelli, A.J. | |||
| Reviewer/s: | Freyhof, J. & Mrakovcic, M. (Mediterranean Workshop, Dec. 2004) | |||
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Justification: Taxonomy needs to be confirmed using molecular data. There is also little information on abundance, trend and threats. |
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| Range Description: | It is restricted to Ohrid lake in Albania and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). |
| Countries: |
Native:
Albania; Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of
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| Population: | No data. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | It lives at depths of 60–80 m within the lake. Spawning season is in January-February. This trout makes up the bulk of catches of salmonid in the Albanian waters of Ohrid lake. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | Water pollution, hybridization. |
| Conservation Actions: | None |
| Citation: | Crivelli, A.J. 2006. Salmo letnica. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 February 2012. |
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