Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Salmoniformes

Family: Salmonidae

Genus: Coregonus

Species: Coregonus fera Jurine, 1825

Climate Zone

Location

• Europe: Extinct; formerly in Lake Geneva, Switzerland and France (Ref. 13696, 59043).

Biology

Lacustrine, in moderate depth. Feeds on insects in summer. Moves to deeper water in winter. Spawns in February in deep water over aquatic vegetation. (Ref. 59043).

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Extinct

Threat to Humans

Harmless