Salmo obtusirostris

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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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

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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:	(click map to view full version)

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.

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.

Conservation Actions:

None.

Bibliography [top]

	Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. International Union for Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland. Groombridge, B. (ed.). 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. IUCN. 1990. 1990 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006. Kottelat, M. 1997. European freshwater fishes. Biologia 52(5): 1-271. Povz, M., Leiner, S., Mrakovcic, M. and Popovic, J. 1990. Rare and endangered fishes from Yugoslavian Adriatic rivers. Journal of Fish Biology37(Supplement A): 247–249. Snoj, A., Melkic, E., Susnik, S., Muhamedagic, S. and Dovc, P. 2002. DNA phylogeny supports revised classification of Salmothymus obtusirostris. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 77: 399–411. Soric, V.M. 1990. Salmonid in the Ohrid-Drim-Skadar system. Acta Soc. Zool. Bohemoslov. 54: 305–319.

Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. International Union for Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland.

Groombridge, B. (ed.). 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN. 1990. 1990 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006.

Kottelat, M. 1997. European freshwater fishes. Biologia 52(5): 1-271.

Povz, M., Leiner, S., Mrakovcic, M. and Popovic, J. 1990. Rare and endangered fishes from Yugoslavian Adriatic rivers. Journal of Fish Biology37(Supplement A): 247–249.

Snoj, A., Melkic, E., Susnik, S., Muhamedagic, S. and Dovc, P. 2002. DNA phylogeny supports revised classification of Salmothymus obtusirostris. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 77: 399–411.

Soric, V.M. 1990. Salmonid in the Ohrid-Drim-Skadar system. Acta Soc. Zool. Bohemoslov. 54: 305–319.

Citation:	Crivelli, A.J. 2006. Salmo obtusirostris. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012.
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