Salmo aestivalis

Freyhof, JÖrg, Yoğurtçuoğlu, Baran, Jouladeh-Roudbar, Arash & Kaya, Cüneyt, 2025, Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia, De Gruyter : 628

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111677811
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17821216
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C85F87D2-FD2B-FD60-2885-FF5EFD23FD5B
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Salmo aestivalis
status

Treatment

Salmo aestivalis View in CoL View Figure

Common name. Sevan spring trout.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Salmo in Caspian basin by: ○ flank silvery with black and red spots in individuals of all size groups / ○ parr marks distinct up to about 100 mm SL, absent or indistinct in larger individuals. Size up to 500 mm SL and 1.9 kg.

Distribution View Figure . Armenia: Lake Sevan basin.

Habitat. Lacustrine, spawns in lake and in mouths of tributaries.

Biology. Spawns in spring and early summer. Feeds mainly on benthic gammarid crustaceans.

Conservation status. VU; might by CR; may be extinct in the wild, surviving only through artificial propagation and stocking.

Further reading. Levin et al. 2022 (Sevan trout).