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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Salmoniformes (Salmons) > Salmonidae (Salmonids) > Coregoninae
Etymology: Coregonus: Greek, kore = pupils of the eye + Greek, gonia = angle (Ref. 45335); fontanae: Named for the German poet Theodor Fontane (1819-1898) who published several books reflecting his love for the state Brandenburg. He dedicated his last book to the people and landscape around Lake Stechlin.. More on author: Freyhof.

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Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 3 m (Ref. 52872). Temperate, preferred ?

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Europe: Lake Stechlin in northern Germany.

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Maturity: L_m ?, range 7 - 11 cm
Max length : 12.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 52872)

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Distinguished from the sympatric Coregonus albula, the geographically close Coregonus lucinensis and the spring spawning Coregonus trybomi by: scales in lateral line 69-77 + 3; interorbital distance 25-30% of dorsal head length; head width between dorsal end of opercular openings 8.2-9.7% SL; body depth at dorsal fin origin 16.4-21.2% SL; length of last gill raker in upper branch of first gill arch 120-186% of opposite outer gill filament; 11-18% of dorsal head length; pelvic and pectoral fins hyaline; slow growth, mature females 8.7-12.6 cm SL (Ref. 52872).

Found in lakes, inhabiting deep water layers of 20-60 m. Undertakes migration above 20 m at night (Ref. 59043). Most abundant below 20 m depth (Ref. 52872). Syntopic with Coregonus albula in Lake Stechlin (Ref. 52872). Feeds mainly on Cladocera and Copepoda (Ref. 59043).

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Schulz, M. and J. Freyhof, 2003. Coregonus fontanae, a new spring-spawning cisco from Lake Stechlin, northern Germany (Salmoniformes: Coregonidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 14(3):209-216. (Ref. 52872)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Coregonus fontanae Schulz & Freyhof, 2003