Coregonus zugensis
Species of fish
| Coregonus zugensis | |
|---|---|
Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[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.[2] However, in a recent study, it was found that the species had been extirpated from Lake Zug.[3]
Description
Coregonus zugensis is benthopelagic, living 20–80 meters (65–263 feet) underwater.[4] It can reach a maximum recorded length of 20 centimeters (7 inches). It usually feeds on zooplankton and insect nymphs.[5]
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.
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Freshwater whitefish
genus Coregonus
- Coregonus albellus (autumn brienzlig)
- C. albula (European cisco or vendace)
- †C. alpenae (longjaw cisco)
- C. alpinus
- C. anaulorum
- C. arenicolus
- C. artedi (cisco)
- C. atterensis
- C. austriacus
- C. autumnalis (Arctic cisco)
- C. baerii
- C. baicalensis
- C. baunti
- C. bavaricus
- C. bezola
- C. candidus
- C. chadary
- C. clupeaformis (lake whitefish)
- C. clupeoides
- C. confusus
- C. danneri
- C. duplex
- C. fatioi
- †C. fera (true fera)
- C. fontanae
- †C. gutturosus (Lake Constance whitefish)
- C. heglingus
- †C. hiemalis (gravenche)
- C. hoferi
- C. holsata
- C. hoyi (bloater)
- C. hubbsi (Ives Lake cisco)
- C. huntsmanni (Atlantic whitefish)
- †C. johannae (deepwater cisco)
- C. kiletz
- C. kiyi (kiyi)
- C. ladogae
- C. laurettae (Bering cisco)
- C. lavaretus
- C. lucinensis
- C. lutokka
- C. macrophthalmus
- C. maraena
- C. maraenoides (Peipsi whitefish)
- C. maxillaris
- C. megalops
- C. migratorius (omul)
- C. muksun (muksun)
- C. nasus (broad whitefish)
- C. nelsonii (Alaska whitefish)
- C. nigripinnis (blackfin cisco)
- C. nilssoni
- C. nipigon
- C. nobilis
- C. oxyrinchus (houting)
- C. palaea
- C. pallasii
- C. peled (peled)
- C. pennatii (gwyniad)
- C. pidschian (humpback whitefish or pidschian)
- C. pollan (pollan)
- C. pravdinellus
- C. reighardi (shortnose cisco)
- C. renke
- †C. restrictus
- C. sardinella (sardine cisco)
- C. stigmaticus (schelly)
- C. subautumnalis
- C. suidteri
- C. trybomi
- C. tugun
- C. ussuriensis
- C. vandesius (vendace)
- C. vessicus
- C. wartmanni
- C. widegreni
- C. zenithicus (shortjaw cisco)
- C. zuerichensis
- C. zugensis
genus Prosopium
- P. abyssicola (Bear Lake whitefish)
- P. coulterii (pygmy whitefish)
- P. cylindraceum (round whitefish)
- P. spilonotus (Bonneville whitefish)
- P. williamsoni (mountain whitefish)
genus Stenodus
- S. nelma (nelma or inconnu)
- S. leucichthys (beloribitsa)
Family Salmonidae
