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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Salmoniformes (Salmons) >
Salmonidae (Salmonids) > Coregoninae
Etymology: Coregonus: Greek, kore = pupils of the eye + Greek, gonia = angle (Ref. 45335); suspensus: 'suspensus'(Latin), i.e., means suspended, refers to the species being found in pelagic water during spawning season (Ref. 132404).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate
Europe: Lake Lucerne, Switzerland.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 132404)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
This medium-sized whitefish (standard length at 3 years: 266-315 mm, mean = 289 mm) exhibits weak pigmentation on the pectoral fin and average pigmentation on all other fins and the body. The flanks above the lateral line display a greenish-blue color, with none to a few small pigmented dots on the scales. It features a pointed snout tip, triangular eye sockets, and numerous moderately long gill rakers (longest gill raker: 13.2-16.4% HL; total gill rakers: 33-37).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Selz, O.M. and O. Seehausen, 2023. A taxonomic revision of ten whitefish species from the lakes Lucerne, Sarnen, Sempach and Zug, Switzerland, with descriptions of seven new species (Teleostei, Coregonidae). ZooKeys 1144:95-169. (Ref. 132404)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (22 of 100).
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