Belvica trout (Salmo ohridanus)

General data
- Main name: Belvica trout
- Climates: Mountain
- Habitat: Freshwater
- Native: Europe
- Distribution: Lake Ohrid
Classification
- Genus: Salmo - Atlantic Salmons and Trouts
- Family: Salmonidae - Salmons and Trouts
- Order: Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
Belvica trout (Salmo ohridanus) was first described in 1892 by the Austrian zoologist and ichthyologist Franz Steindachner (1834 – 1919). The recorded maximum length is 33.6 cm. The maximum weight is 685 grams. It feeds on invertebrates, zooplankton and small fishes. It’s the endemic of Lake Ohrid (Albania, Macedonia).