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Salmo aphelios

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Salmoniformes

Genus
  
Salmo

Higher classification
  
Salmo

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Scientific name
  
Salmo aphelios

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Salmo balcanicus, Salmo peristericus, Salmo, Salmo rhodanensis, Salmo fibreni

Salmo aphelios is a species of trout, a salmonid fish endemic to Lake Ohrid in Macedonia and Albania in the Balkans.

S. aphelios is one of four different forms of the Ohrid trout complex within the single lake, along with S. balcanicus, S. letnica, and S. lumi. The various trout forms, which have been suggested to be different species, are distinguished by their breeding time and habitat, by which they in practice are thought to be reproductively isolated from each other. Genetic data have not supported their distinction, though.

S. aphelios specifically spawns from May to July near the underwater springs on the eastern shore of the lake, at the Macedonian-Albanian border area. Its flesh is typically of orange colour. Overall, the Ohrid trouts are silvery in colour, with black dots. Red dots occur along the lateral line. S. aphelios can grow to 40 cm long.

References

Salmo aphelios Wikipedia