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Coregonus lavaretus (Linnaeus, 1758)

European whitefish
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Denmark country information

Common names: Helt
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: fairly common (chances are about 50%) | Ref: Østergaard, T.A.S., 2000
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: protected | Ref:
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Occurs in the watercourses of Gudenåen, Limfjorden and the fjords and watercourses of West Jutland (Ref. 9945). Minimum size limit in TL: 36 cm in general; 34 cm in Ringkøbing Fjord. Protected in the period: 1. Nov. - 31. Jan. (Ref. 10963). Also Ref. 556.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/da.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kottelat, M. and J. Freyhof, 2007
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Salmoniformes (Salmons) > Salmonidae (Salmonids) > Coregoninae
Etymology: Coregonus: Greek, kore = pupils of the eye + Greek, gonia = angle (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; demersal; pH range: 7.0 - 7.5; dH range: 20 - ?; anadromous (Ref. 51243).   Temperate; 4°C - 16°C (Ref. 2059); 78°N - 41°N, 6°W - 85°E

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