Fish of the Salmo genus of the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder.
(Salmo lumi. Photo © visana.rs)
Salmo lumi was first described in 1958 by ichthyologists Georgij Poljakov, N.D. Filipi, Kozma Basho and Hysenaj. The recorded maximum length is 38 cm. It feeds mainly on zooplankton.
It’s a rare species, endemic of the northern and western parts of Lake Ohrid (Albania, Macedonia).
Names of Salmo lumi in other languages are as follows:
Korani i lumit (Albanian).