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Coregonus lavaretus (Linnaeus, 1758)

European whitefish
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Finland country information

Common names: Siika, Vaellussiika
Occurrence: questionable
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref: Kallio-Nyberg, I. and M.-L. Koljonen, 1990
Importance: highly commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref:
Regulations: restricted | Ref:
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Also Ref. 6114. Occurs through the country: in the Baltic Sea and in numerous rivers and lakes.
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: Welcomme, R.L., 1988
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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