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Salmo dentex

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII SALMONIFORMES SALMONIDAE

Scientific Name: Salmo dentex
Species Authority: (Heckel, 1852)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Data Deficient     ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2008
Assessor/s Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M.
Evaluator/s: Bogutskaya, N., & Smith, K. (IUCN Freshwater Biodiversity Unit)
Justification:
Very little information exists for the species. It is suspected that it hybridises with introduced trouts, but more information is needed to know the impacts of this. Illegal fishing is also a potential threat as the species is a large fish and most likely targeted. The taxonomy of the species also needs clarification before a full Red List Assessment can be made.
History:
1996 – Data Deficient (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Adriatic basin, from Krka to Aoos drainages (Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia); possibly present in Alfios (Peloponnese, Greece).
Countries:
Native:
Albania; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Greece; Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of; Montenegro
Range Map:
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Population [top]

Population: No information.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Habitat:
In lakes and large rivers. Spawns on gravel bottom.

Biology:
Resident and lacustrine ecotypes. In Lake Skadar basin, overwinters in deep parts of lake, moves to main tributaries in summer.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Hybridisation with introduced trouts and illegal fishing are potential threats.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: No information.
Citation: Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. 2008. Salmo dentex. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010.
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