Coregonus zugensis

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Coregonus zugensis
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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, was a freshwater species of fish of the subfamily Coregoninae which was found in Europe lakes of Lucerne and Zug. [1] However, in a recent study, it was found that the species had been extirpated from Lake Zug. [2]

Description

Coregonus zugensis is benthopelagic, living 20–80 meters (66–262 ft) underwater. [3] It can reach a maximum recorded length of 20 centimetres (7.9 inches). It usually feeds on zooplankton and insect nymphs. [4]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  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. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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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