Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Salmoniformes

Family: Salmonidae

Genus: Coregonus

Species: Coregonus gutturosus (Gmelin, 1818)

Climate Zone

Location

• Europe: Extinct; formerly in Lake Constance, Switzerland, Germany, Austria.

Biology

Lacustrine, in deep water. Feeds on benthic invertebrates (especially mussels and snails). Spawns in 10-60 m. depth. After spawning migrates to deeper places, at depths of up to about 140 m. Migrates to 50-60 m in March - April (Ref. 59043).

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Extinct

Threat to Humans

Harmless