Fish of the Salmo genus of the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family of the Salmoniformes order of the Protacanthopterygii superorder.
(Black Sea salmon. Photo by © M.Kottelat, J. Freyhof. ittiofauna.org)
Black Sea salmon (Salmo labrax) was first described in 1814 by the Prussian and Russian zoologist Peter Simon Pallas (1741 – 1811). The recorded maximum length is 75 cm. It’s the inhabitant of the Black Sea basin, in which it generates a sea form. Besides, it generates lake and river forms. It feeds on invertebrates and fishes.
It’s a rare inhabitant of European freshwater bodies. In particular, it inhabits the Lim River and Lake Plav (Montenegro).
Names of Black Sea salmon (Salmo labrax) in other languages are as follows:
Черноморска пъстърва (Chernomorska pstrva) (Bulgarian), Trota del mar Nero (Italian), Черноморская кумжа (Chernomorskaja kumzha) (Russian), Salmón del mar Negro (Spanish), Blatnjača (Serbian), Karadeniz alası (Turkish).