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Coregonus albula
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species of freshwater whitefish in the family Salmonidae
OverviewAI-generated
Coregonus albula is a species of fish within the family Salmonidae. It belongs to the genus Coregonus and is classified under the order Salmoniformes, class Teleostei, and phylum Chordata. The species was described by Linnaeus in 1758 and is accepted as a valid taxon. Common names for this organism include Vendace, White Fish, muikku, lagesild, and European cisco.
The fish inhabits marine, brackish, and freshwater environments. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern as of 2024. Records of the species have been documented in Poland, Finland, and Norway, with collections held by institutions such as RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, LSUMZ, and ZMO. Additionally, Coregonus albula is the source of Kalix Löjrom.
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Vinony's link graph records 143 inbound references to Coregonus albula, and connects out to Animalia, Carl Linnaeus and Baltic Sea.
Vinony files it under Animal taxa named by Carl Linnaeus, Coregonus and Fish described in 1758.
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Species
Least ConcernEuropean cisco
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSalmoniformes
- FamilySalmonidae
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 408
- With media
- 19
- Family
- Salmonidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, LSUMZ, ZMO
- Recorded in
- Poland, Finland, Norway
Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Coregonus albula
- Commons category
- Coregonus albula
- Commons gallery
- Coregonus albula
- taxon common name
- lagesild
- this taxon is source of
- Kalix Löjrom
- short name
- C. albula
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Encyclopedic overview
Coregonus albula, known as the vendace or as the Least cisco, is a species of freshwater whitefish in the family Salmonidae. It is found in lakes in northern Europe, especially Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Russia and Estonia, and in some lakes of Norway, the United Kingdom, northern Germany, and Poland. It is also found in diluted brackish water in the Gulfs of Finland and Bothnia, both of which are in the Baltic Sea.
The length of an adult is normally about 20 cm (8 in). The maximum age is about ten years.
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