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Salmonidae (Salmonids) > Coregoninae
Etymology: Coregonus: Greek, kore = pupils of the eye + Greek, gonia = angle (Ref. 45335). More on author: Valenciennes.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate, preferred ?
Europe: Wales: Lake Llyn Tegid (Lake Bala).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 59043)
Lacustrine, in open water. Spawns in January to February in shallow bays on stones and gravel. Feeds on crustaceans and insects (Ref. 59043).
Status of threat: Threatened by degradation of water quality and introduction of Gymnocephalus cernua, which preys on egg and larvae. A second population is being established in Llyn Arenig (Ref. 59043).
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kottelat, M., 1997. European freshwater fishes. Biologia 52, Suppl. 5:1-271. (Ref. 13696)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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