Coregonus nilssoni Valenciennes, 1848

Family:  Salmonidae (Salmonids), subfamily: Coregoninae
Max. size:  38 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Europe: Lakes of western central Baltic basin, Sweden, southern Norway, Denmark, lower Odra drainage in Poland. Introduced in some lakes in Poland (Ref. 59043). As a result of transplantation, this species became widespread in the lakes of former East Prussia (Ref. 593).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Lacustrine, pelagic. Feeds on zooplankton (Ref. 59043).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 05 March 2010 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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