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Salmo letnica

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII SALMONIFORMES SALMONIDAE

Scientific Name: Salmo letnica
Species Authority: (Karaman, 1924)
Common Name/s:
English – Ohrid Trout

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published: 2006
Assessor/s: Crivelli, A.J.
Reviewer/s: Freyhof, J. & Mrakovcic, M. (Mediterranean Workshop, Dec. 2004)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
Taxonomy needs to be confirmed using molecular data. There is also little information on abundance, trend and threats.
History:
1996 – Vulnerable

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: No data.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

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

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Water pollution, hybridization.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: None
Citation: Crivelli, A.J. 2006. Salmo letnica. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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