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💧 Freshwater Critically Endangered 🌡️ Temperate

Salmo Balcanicus

Salmo balcanicus Karaman, 1927
Max Length
40 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.6
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
50.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

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 .

Scientific Name
Salmo balcanicus
Authority
Karaman, 1927
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
IUCN Status
CR
Max Length
40 cm
Trophic Level
3.6
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
50.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Can be diagnosed from at least Salmo letnica and Salmo aphelios by its osteological characters. Flesh pinkish .: fusiform / normal.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Salmo Balcanicus is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 🪺 Nest Builder 🛡️ Egg Guarder
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Nest
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; demersal. Temperate

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.6±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01047 × L3.03 (TL)
Max TL
40cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Critically Endangered
Assessment Date
2024

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
50.00/100
Moderate-High vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.6
Predator
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Karaman, 1927

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