Armenian Fishes

Sevani ischkhan is an endemic variety of trout found only in the Armenian lake Sevan. This salmonid fish is endangered, due to changes in the lake's level and the introduction of non-native fish species into the lake during the Soviet per... READ MORE

Sig, also known as siga, is a type of common white fish that inhabits the Sevan Lake and has been introduced from the Ladoga Lake. It typically reaches up to 17 inches in length and has been praised as an essential protein source... READ MORE

Karmrakhayt is a type of Armenian river trout with distinctive red dots. Commonly known as alabalagh trout, fish production of this type is also carried out in high-altitude artificial lakes, especially in the Mantash Reservoir l... READ MORE

Koghak is a type of endemic Armenian freshwater trout inhabiting Lake Sevan, a high-altitude freshwater lake in the Gegharkunik Province. Also known as capoeta sevangi or Varicorhinus capoeta, this fish is used in some o... READ MORE