Nilsson's Whitefish

Coregonus nilssoni

White
Temperate
Lower river
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Europe
Medium
Temperate fish

Coregonus nilssoni is a putative species of whitefish, part of the Coregonus lavaretus complex (European whitefish). It is a pelagic fish feeding on zooplankton. Its distribution is in lakes of Sweden, southern Norway, Denmark and Poland.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Salmons and Trout
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Coregonus
Maximum length: 38 cm
Water: 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 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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