Salmonidae (Salmonids), subfamily: Coregoninae |
50 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 2,000.0 g |
benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish, anadromous |
Europe: several countries in central and eastern Europe. Northeast Atlantic: Ireland to Netherlands, Germany and the countries along the coast of the Baltic Sea. Maritime stocks may be extinct (Ref. 4537). |
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In brackish water and main rivers; no evidence that it enters marine waters (Ref. 59043). Also non-migratory freshwater populations (Ref. 13696). Feeds on zooplankton, supplemented by benthic invertebrates in adults. Extinct since about 1940 (Ref. 59043). |
Extinct (EX); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
Endangered. Anadromous in Varde Å, Ribe Å and Vidå. Stocks are actively being regenerated in Ribe Å and Vidå (Ref. 9945). Minimum size limit in TL: 34 cm. Protected all year round in freshwater and in Vadehavet (Ref. 10963). Also Ref. 556, 13696. |
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