Salmo balcanicus
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Salmo balcanicus is a species from the family of salmon fish (salmonids), which is endemic in the northwest of the Lake Ohrid at the Albanian - nordmazedonischen occur border and at its discharge. Since the spawning grounds at the outflow of the lake are blocked by a weir and two reservoirs, the species may have become extinct.
features
Salmo balcanicus reaches a length of 40 centimeters, possibly more. Outwardly it is very similar to the Ohrid trout ( Salmo letnica ) and Salmo aphelios , but differs from these species by its pale pink flesh. The head and body are silvery with black spots. Red spots are mainly present on the lateral line organ .
Way of life
The species spawns at the outflow of the lake from October to January, which separates them from the species Salmo letnica , which spawn in January and February, and Salmo aphelios , which spawns on the east coast of the lake in May to July .
swell
- Maurice Kottelat , Jörg Freyhof : Handbook of European Freshwater Fishes . Publications Kottelat, Cornol 2007, ISBN 978-2-8399-0298-4 , pp. 420, 422 .
Web links
- Salmo balcanicus on Fishbase.org (English)
- Salmo balcanicus inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Posted by: Crivelli, AJ, 2006. Retrieved October 17, 2013.