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Coregonus albula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vendace
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Finland country information

Common names: Mixikkú maiva, Muikku
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref: Kallio-Nyberg, I. and M.-L. Koljonen, 1990
Importance: highly commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: experimental | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Native through the country except furthest North. Introduced to the Lake Inari. Commercially the most important freshwater species.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/fi.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Koli, L., 1990
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

Marine; freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; anadromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 30 - ? m.   Temperate; 66°N - 59°N, 16°E - 31°E

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