| Family: |
Salmonidae (Salmonids), subfamily: Salmoninae |
| Max. size: |
40 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Europe: Northwestern shore of Lake Ohrid (Albania, Macedonia ) and outlet. |
| Diagnosis: |
Can be diagnosed from at least Salmo letnica and Salmo aphelios by its osteological characters. Flesh pinkish (Ref. 59043). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits lakes and enters outlet. Spawns at and in outlet of lake in October - January. Potentially extinct due to its original spawning sites are no longer accessible as the outlet of the lake has been obstructed by a weir and two reservoirs have flooded the spawning sites (Ref. 59043). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 31 January 2006 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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