Sevan trout
Salmo ischchan Kessler, 1877
Status not recordedbony fish
The sevan trout (Salmo ischchan) is a species in the family Salmonidae, order Salmoniformes.
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Quick facts about the sevan trout
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the sevan trout live?
Not recorded
Is the sevan trout endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the sevan trout classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderSalmoniformes
- familySalmonidae
- genusSalmo
- SpeciesSalmo ischchan Kessler, 1877
Synonyms Salmo danilewskii, Salmo gegarkuni, Salmo ischchan aestivalis, Salmo ischchan danilewskii, Salmo ischchan gegarkuni
Other names and names in other languages (11)
- pstruh sevanskýCzech
- Sevan-ørredDanish
- IschchanGerman
- Saumon du lac SevanFrench
- Sevanska pastrvaCroatian
- Սևանի իշխանArmenian
- ИшханRussian
- 塞凡湖鱒Chinese
- Sewan-ForelleGerman
- Truite du lac SevanFrench
- Севанская форельRussian
Relatives of the sevan trout
Other species in the same genus Salmo.

Brown trout
Salmo trutta

Atlantic salmon
Salmo salar
Marble trout
Salmo marmoratus
Ohrid trout
Salmo letnica
Adriatic trout
Salmo obtusirostris
Black sea trout
Salmo labrax
CompareSevan trout vs Brown troutSevan trout vs Atlantic salmonSevan trout vs Marble troutSevan trout vs Ohrid trout
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the sevan trout?
The sevan trout (Salmo ischchan) belongs to the family Salmonidae in the order Salmoniformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits · CC BY 4.0 · v1
Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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