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Salmoniformes (Salmons) >
Salmonidae (Salmonids) > Coregoninae
Etymology: Coregonus: Greek, kore = pupils of the eye + Greek, gonia = angle (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Kottelat, Bogutskaya & Freyhof.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate
Europe: Lakes Ladoga and Onega, Russia. Introduced in many natural and artificial water bodies in European and Siberian parts of Russia. It is not yet clear whether populations from Lake Onega belong to this species or are part of an endemic species flock (Ref. 59043).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
max. reported age: 10 years (Ref. 59043)
Prefers stone and gravel bottom. Feeds on benthos (insect larvae, molluscs and crustaceans), in summer usually moves to upper water layers to feed on zooplankton, especially Cladocera (Ref. 59043).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Kottelat, M., N.G. Bogutskaya and J. Freyhof, 2005. On the migratory Black Sea lamprey and the nomenclature of the ludoga, Peipsi and ripus whitefishes (Agnatha: Petromyzontidae; Teleostei: Coregonidae). Zoosyst. Rossica 14(1):181-186. (Ref. 78639)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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