Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Salmo peristericus (Salmo peristericus), recorded as Endangered
Salmo peristericus (Salmo peristericus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Salmo peristericus

Salmo peristericus

Salmo peristericus, or the Prespa trout is a variety of trout, a freshwater fish in the family Salmonidae.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Salmo peristericus
Taxonomy
Salmoniformes · Salmonidae · Salmo

Appearance

Genetic data show it is close to and derived from the Adriatic lineage of brown trout, and do not support a distinct species status.

Range and habitat

It is endemic to the Lake Prespa watershed at the border area of Greece and North Macedonia. Four populations are known: one in the Agios Germanos stream in northwestern Greece, and the others in the Brajcinska and Kranska rivers and the Leva Reka stream of North Macedonia.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Diet

Salmonids need cold, oxygenated water and a clean gravel or open-lake feeding ground. Endemic whitefishes collapse when the lake is eutrophied or fished out.

In crisis

Salmo peristericus is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Salmo peristericus, Wikidata item Q310789. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Salmo peristericus?
Salmo peristericus is a salmonid in the family Salmonidae (order Salmoniformes).
What is the conservation status of Salmo peristericus?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Salmo peristericus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Salmo peristericus live?
It is endemic to the Lake Prespa watershed at the border area of Greece and North Macedonia.
Why is Salmo peristericus in crisis?
Four populations are known: one in the Agios Germanos stream in northwestern Greece, and the others in the Brajcinska and Kranska rivers and the Leva Reka stream of North Macedonia.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Salmo peristericus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Salmo peristericus a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.