Coregonus zugensis

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 (66–262 ft) underwater. ^[4] It can reach a maximum recorded length of 20 centimetres (7.9 inches). It usually feeds on zooplankton and insect nymphs. ^[5]

References

1. "Reference Summary - IUCN, 2022". fishbase.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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: 134. Bibcode:2023JLimn..82..134B. doi: 10.4081/jlimnol.2023.2134 . Retrieved 1 December 2023.
5. 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.