Salmo lumi
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| Poljakov , Filipi, Basho & Hysenaj, 1958 |
Salmo lumi is a species from the family of salmon fish (salmonids), which is endemic in the north and west of the Lake Ohrid at the Albanian - nordmazedonischen occur border. The status as a separate species has not been conclusively clarified.
features
Salmo balcanicus reaches a length of 38 centimeters. Outwardly, it is very similar to the other species in Lake Ohrid, the Ohrid trout ( Salmo letnica ), Salmo aphelios and Salmo balcanicus . Clear differentiators are not known. The head and body are silvery with black spots. Red spots are mainly due to the lateral line available
Way of life
The species spawns in tributaries of the lake from December to February, which means that reproduction is separated in terms of time and space from the other species in the lake.
swell
- Maurice Kottelat , Jörg Freyhof : Handbook of European Freshwater Fishes . Publications Kottelat, Cornol 2007, ISBN 978-2-8399-0298-4 , pp. 422 .
Web links
- Salmo lumi on Fishbase.org (English)
- Salmo lumi in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2013.1. Posted by: Crivelli, AJ, 2006. Retrieved October 17, 2013.