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planner Slovenia’s rivers and lakes are the habitat for 93
species of fish, of which 33 are protected. There are 25 species
of fish that are of interest to anglers. You can fish for
indigenous fish of the Adriatic drainage basin, prime among
which is the marble trout, the largest European trout. You can
also fish for brown trout, grayling, huchen, nase or wels
catfish. It is worth learning a little about the most
interesting species of fish in Slovenia.  Most of Slovenia’s
rivers belong to the Danube basin, i.e. the Black Sea drainage
basin, but a quarter are in the Adriatic drainage basin.
Salmonidae species are predominant in a third of Slovenia’s
waters, while elsewhere there are more mixed or Cyprinidae
species.  Fish of the Adriatic drainage basin  - Marble trout:
the pride of Slovenia, but nevertheless an endangered species.
Almost three decades ago it was on the verge of extinction in
the Soča, but a campaign to save it was started in 1982 by a