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Salmo lumi

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII SALMONIFORMES SALMONIDAE

Scientific Name: Salmo lumi
Species Authority: Poljakov, Filipi & Basho, 1958

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Data Deficient     ver 3.1
Year Published: 2006
Assessor/s: Crivelli, A.J.
Reviewer/s: Freyhof, J. & Darwall, W. (Mediterranean Workshop, Dec. 2004)
Justification:
Taxonomy needs to be confirmed using molecular data.

Geographic Range [top]

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 [top]

Population: Rare.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It lives at depths of 60 to 80 m within the lake. Spawning season is in January-February and spawns in tributaries around the lakes.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Destruction of spawning areas, water pollution, overfishing.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: None.
Citation: Crivelli, A.J. 2006. Salmo lumi. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2012.
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