Salmo ohridanus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	SALMONIFORMES	SALMONIDAE

Scientific Name:	Salmo ohridanus
Species Authority:	Steindachner, 1892
Synonym/s:	Acantholingua ohridana (Steindachner, 1892)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1

Year Published:

2006

Assessor/s:

Crivelli, A.J.

Reviewer/s:

Freyhoff, J. & Kottelat, M. (Mediterranean Workshop, Dec. 2004)

Contributor/s:

Justification:
This species is threatened by artificial hybridisation with Salmo letnica, by overfishing and poaching, and by degradation of the water quality. However, with no current information to demonstrate a population decline it is assessed as Vulnerable D2 being restricted to Lake Ohrid.

History:

1996

–

Vulnerable

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	It is restricted to Lake Ohrid 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 is a lacustrine species living at depth 40 to 60 m. Spawning occurs in December to February in the coastal areas. It is commercially exploited and also reared in fish farms.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Intentional hybridization with Salmo letnica in fish farms during the last 50 years. The long-term impacts of this hybridization are however, unclear (Rakaj and Flloko 1995). Also subject to heavy fishing but it is still abundant. Future threats include water pollution due to agriculture and tourism.

Major Threat(s):

Intentional hybridization with Salmo letnica in fish farms during the last 50 years. The long-term impacts of this hybridization are however, unclear (Rakaj and Flloko 1995). Also subject to heavy fishing but it is still abundant. Future threats include water pollution due to agriculture and tourism.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Existing fisheries regulations should be helping to protect the species but they are seldom enforced

Conservation Actions:

Existing fisheries regulations should be helping to protect the species but they are seldom enforced

Citation:	Crivelli, A.J. 2006. Salmo ohridanus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 May 2013.
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