bottom whitefish

Coregonus pidschian

Trout beneath Freshwater Basins

White
Polar
Circumpolar Arctic
Regional distribution
Arctic Ocean
Europe
North America
Polar regions
Fusiform
Medium
Cold-water fish

bottom whitefish is a freshwater fish found around Arctic Ocean basin, from Finland to eastern Siberia, Alaska. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 50 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Salmons and Trout
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Coregonus
Maximum length: 50 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Arctic Ocean basin, from Finland (lapland) to eastern Siberia, Alaska, and Canada eastward to Mackenzie drainage. Belongs to Coregonus clupeaformis complex (Ref. 27547 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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