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Salmo balcanicus (Karaman, 1927) |
| 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: | Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 20 March 2024 (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||