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Salmo obtusirostris

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII SALMONIFORMES SALMONIDAE

Scientific Name: Salmo obtusirostris
Species Authority: (Heckel, 1851)
Common Name/s:
English – Adriatic Salmon
Synonym/s:
Salmo montenegrinus (Karaman, 1933)
Salmothymus obtusirostris (Heckel, 1851)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Endangered   B2ab(v)   ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2006
Assessor/s: Crivelli, A.J.
Reviewer/s: Freyhof, J. & Darwall, W. (Mediterranean Workshop, Dec. 2004)
Justification:
S. obtusirostris occurs at only four locations. In all of those locations, it is being threatened by overfishing (sportfishing and for food) and hybridisation with introduced trout. The total area of occupancy (AOO) is less than 500 km², and there is a continuing decline in mature individuals due to overfishing and poaching, especially at Zeta, Imotski and Krka. (Freyhof, J. pers comm).
History:
1996 – Endangered
1996 – Data Deficient
1994 – Endangered (Groombridge 1994)
1990 – Endangered (IUCN 1990)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: It is restricted to a few Adriatic rivers in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Montenegro: Krka (very rare), Jadro, Neretva, and Zeta river basins. It is introduced into the Zrnovnica.
Countries:
Native:
Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Montenegro
Range Map:
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Population [top]

Population: Decreasing.
Population Trend: Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It lives in rivers of the karstic region.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): The main threats are overfishing (sportfishing, food, including poaching) and hybridizitation with foreign trout. Habitat destruction (dams), water pollution.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: None.
Citation: Crivelli, A.J. 2006. Salmo obtusirostris. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 07 February 2012.
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