The Sevan trout (Salmo ischchan) is an endemic fish species of
Lake Sevan in
Armenia. It belongs to the genus
Salmo of the
salmon family (
Salmonidae). It is endangered, because various competitors have been introduced into the lake during the
Soviet period, including common
whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus) from
Lake Ladoga,
goldfish (Carrasius auratus) and
crayfish (Astacus leptodactylus). Should the Sevan trout become extinct in its "home" lake, it seems that it will survive in
Issyk Kul lake in
Kyrgyzstan where it was introduced during the Soviet era. A resolution by Armenia's Council of Ministers in 1976 stopped the commercial fishing of Sevan trout and organized National Park "Sevan".
Sevan khramulya is a related fish to the Sevan trout.
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