| Coregonus zugensis | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Salmoniformes |
| Family: | Salmonidae |
| Genus: | Coregonus |
| Species: | C. zugensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Coregonus zugensis Nüsslin, 1882 | |
Coregonus zugensis, also known as the Swiss whitefish, is a freshwater species of fish of the subfamily Coregoninae which is found in Europe lakes of Lucerne and Zug. However, in a recent study, it was found that the species had been extirpated from Lake Zug.
Description
Coregonus zugensis is benthopelagic, living 20–80 meters (65–263 feet) underwater. It can reach a maximum recorded length of 20 centimeters (7 inches). It usually feeds on zooplankton and insect nymphs.
References
- "Reference Summary - IUCN, 2022". fishbase.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- Selz, Oliver M.; Seehausen, Ole (2 February 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. Bibcode:2023ZooK.1144...95S. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1144.67747. PMC 10209427. PMID 37251621. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- Selz, Oliver M.; Seehausen, Ole (2 February 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. Bibcode:2023ZooK.1144...95S. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1144.67747. PMID 37251621. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- Bourinet, Fabien; Anneville, Orlane; Drouineau, Hilaire; Goulon, Chloé; Guillard, Jean; Richard, Alexandre (8 June 2023). "Synchrony in whitefish stock dynamics: disentangling the effects of local drivers and climate". Journal of Limnology. 82. doi:10.4081/jlimnol.2023.2134. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- Kottelat, Maurice; Freyhof, Jörg (2007). Handbook of european freshwater fishes. Cornol: Publications Kottelat. p. 254. ISBN 978-2-8399-0298-4. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
