Short communication Evaluating the genetic status of the IUCN vulnerable ende…

The Alosa macedonica (Macedonian shad or ‘liparia’) is a landlocked fish species endemic to Lake Volvi (Macedonia, Northern Greece). The second largest Hellenic lake, Lake Volvi covers an area of 68.6 km2 that is included in NATURA 2000 sites and the Ramsar Convention. Although the majority of Alosa species are anadromous, amphidromous or marine pelagic fishes, A. macedonica is strictly a f…