aquaculture, gamefish

📖 Overview

Occurs in lakes, from surface to about 20 m depth in summer and near shores in winter. Forms schools . Feeds on benthic invertebrates, zooplankton and fish larvae. Spawns in December-February. After spawning, it leaves the coastal areas and stays in deep water. Caught mainly in winter at depths of 25-50 m. Highly valued and usually consumed fresh . Threatened due to overfishing and the introduction of other species and intentional hybridization that has been going for 50 years .

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Distinguished from all its congeners in Balkan Peninsula by the following unique characters: usually 54-55 vertebrae (56-63 in other species of Salmo); and teeth on vomer extending to posterior-most end of shaft. Additional characters, but not unique, useful for its identification include the following: 100-114 scales along lateral line; 11-12 scale rows between lateral line and adipose; 2 supraorbitals; snout blunt, its length about equal to eye diameter; body plain yellowish silvery or with a few small, x-shaped pinkish dots; 18-22 gill rakers; and 25-29 pyloric caeca .: fusiform / normal.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for aquaculture, gamefish is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for aquaculture, gamefish is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Spawns along shores. Egg hatch in 45-55 days at 10° C .

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; demersal; depth range 40 - 60 m . Subtropical; 42°N - 40°N, 20°E - 21°E

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🍽️ Edibility & Flavour

⚡ Nutrition

Detailed nutritional data for aquaculture, gamefish is currently being compiled from USDA FoodData Central.

🔬 Mercury Safety

Mercury data for aquaculture, gamefish has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.

🌿 Sustainability

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

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