Common whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus)
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Researched by | Morvan Barnes | Refereed by | Admin |
Authority | (Linnaeus, 1758) | ||
Other common names | - | Synonyms | - |
Summary
Description
Recorded distribution in Britain and Ireland
Found in a few estuaries and rivers off the Irish Sea from west England to south-west Scotland, with a notable populations in the river Eden, Cumbria and Llyn Tegid, Wales.Global distribution
-Habitat
Coregonus lavaretus is an anadromous species inhabiting waters of very low salinity. It is a demersal species prefering cooler deeper waters.Depth range
-Identifying features
- Silvery white member of the salmon family.
- Up to 73 cm in length.
- Forked tail fin.
- Distinctly small mouth.
- Caudal fin with 19 soft rays.
Additional information
The few remaining UK populations are under considerable threat from a variety of problems including pollution, eutrophication and competition from introduced species including Gymnocephalus cernuus (IUCN, 2003).Listed by
Bibliography
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Datasets
NBN (National Biodiversity Network) Atlas. Available from: https://www.nbnatlas.org.
OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System), 2024. Global map of species distribution using gridded data. Available from: Ocean Biogeographic Information System. www.iobis.org. Accessed: 2024-10-08
Record, 2018. RECORD Freshwater Fish Data. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/m5tosv accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-10-01
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Last Updated: 25/03/2008