| Salmonidae (Salmonids), subfamily: Coregoninae |
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48 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1,000.0 g; max. reported age: 10 years |
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benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range - 30 m, anadromous |
| Europe: Baltic basin, lakes of upper Volga drainage (Seliger, Vseluga, Perejaslavskoe), some lakes of White sea basin and North Sea basin east of Elbe drainage. Anadromous in Gulf of Finland and marine in northernmost freshened part of Gulf of Bothnia; north to about 69° N in Lake Inari, northern Finland; lower Rhine (now extirpated). Frequently stocked in lakes and reservoirs in Germany and Poland. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 13-17 |
| Lacustrine and marine in open water. At sea, forages close to coast (Ref. 59043). Adults form pelagic schools in deeper lakes (Ref. 4779). Spawning occurs along shores, at 3-10 m depth, rarely to 22 m depth or just below surface, in deeper in clear lakes and closer to surface in lakes with humic waters (Ref. 59043), on shallow sand or gravel substrate. Anadromous in the Baltic. Adults feed on planktonic crustaceans (Ref. 4779). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 28 August 2023 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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