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Coregonus pallasii

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Species of fish

Coregonus pallasii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Coregonus
Species: C. pallasii
Binomial name
Coregonus pallasii
Valenciennes, 1848
Synonyms
  • Coregonus aspius Smitt, 1883

Coregonus pallasii is a putative species of whitefish in the family Salmonidae, part of the Coregonus lavaretus complex (European whitefish).

It is a lacustrine fish, indicated to live in large lakes of Sweden, Finland and Karelia (Russia). A typical size is 42 cm and maximum size 60 cm.

In Sweden, the name C. pallasii has been used of a whitefish form known as aspsik in the large lakes of the northern river basins, including lakes Pakijaure, Hornävan, Storlaisan, Storuman, Vojmsjön and Storlögdan. Currently these populations are no more considered separate from the common whitefish, but as a morphotype within Coregonus maraena. Also in Finland, only one species of the C. lavaretus group is recognized, and C. lavaretus f. pallasi has been used to denote the zooplankton-feeding ecomorph "northern densely-rakered whitefish".

References

  1. ^ "Coregonus pallasii Valenciennes, 1848". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  2. Coregonus maraena morphotype pallasii aspsik Artfakta. Artdatabanken. SLU (read Jan 2022)
  3. Siika Kalahavainnot. Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke).
Freshwater whitefish
Members of
genus Coregonus
Members of
genus Prosopium
Members of
genus Stenodus
Family Salmonidae
Taxon identifiers
Coregonus pallasii
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