Salmo ohridanus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Salmoniformes |
| Family: | Salmonidae |
| Genus: | Salmo |
| Species: | S. ohridanus
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| Salmo ohridanus Steindachner, 1892
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Acantholingua ohridana | |
Salmo ohridanus, also known by the local name as the belvica in North Macedonia or belushka in
Salmo ohridanus is a relatively small fish, usually shorter than 30 cm and less than 0.5 kg weight.Salmo letnica). It is threatened by the hybridization, degradation of water quality and overfishing; but the stock remains abundant.[1]
In earlier literature the belvica has variously been treated as belonging to suggested endemic genera Acantholingua and Salmothymus.[4][3] Genetic studies however indicate it is a good member of the genus Salmo, and closest to the softmouth trout Salmo obtusirostris.[5] Nevertheless, it is quite distinct from the brown trout complex.[3]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Salmo ohridanus" in FishBase. February 2011 version.
- ^ a b c Lake Ohrid trouts Balkan trout restoration group. Downloaded on 19 May 2010.
- ^ Eschmeyer W (2007) Acantholingua Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Downloaded on 19 May 2010.
- ^ Ales Snoj, Enver Melkic, Simona Susnik, Samir Muhamedagic et Peter Dovc (2002). DNA phylogeny supports revised classification of Salmothymus obtusirostris. In Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 19 August 2002, 77, 399 – 411.