| Family: |
Salmonidae (Salmonids), subfamily: Salmoninae |
| Max. size: |
40 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Europe: upper Vardar drainage (except Crna system) in Macedonia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Distinguished from all its congeners in Balkan Peninsula by the combination of the following characters: flank (especially the anterior part) and opercle with numerous large, ocellated, dark wine-red spots, sometimes blackish in middle (in Kadina basin; anterior ones covered by black pigments in Babuna and Dosnica basins); dorsal fin with some weak wine-red spots; and large individuals of over 30 cm SL with 3 broad black bars on posterior half of body, distinct only when stressed (Ref. 59043). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits stretches with swift water, rapids and small waterfalls (Ref. 59043). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 05 April 2024 (Least Concern) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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