| Salmonidae (Salmonids), subfamily: Coregoninae |
| 50 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 2,000.0 g |
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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). |
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Extinct (EX); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Introduced into prealpine lakes and those of northern, central and southern Italy (Ref. 94493). Established in Lake Maggiore and Lake Como (Ref. 13729). Interferes with other Coregonus species (Ref. 94493). Also Ref. 27118. |
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