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Coregonus maraenoides Polyakov, 1874

Common Names

  • Peipsi whitefish , English , Global

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Salmoniformes

    Family: Salmonidae

    Genus: Coregonus

    Species: Coregonus maraenoides Polyakov, 1874

    Climate Zone

  • Temperate

    • Location

  • Europe: Estonia and Russia in Lakes Peipus, Teploe [Lammijarv] and Pskov. Enters Lake Witzerv [Võrtsjärv] through a connecting river for spawning. Introduced in Lake Burtneck (Latvia), drifted to Gulf of Riga; introduced in many lakes of northern Russia, Poland, Germany, Netherlands, Japan, in lakes in the Urals Region of Russia, Lakes Sevan (Armenia) and Balkash (Kasakhstan), but established only in a few (Ref. 59043); and Belarus (Ref. 59042). Considered vulnerable (Ref. 59043).

    • Biology

    Inhabits lakes and rivers. Spawns mainly in southern coastal part of Lake Peipus and northern part of Lake Teploe, but also enters some rivers to spawn (Ref. 59043).

    Habitat

    benthopelagic

    Conservation Status

    Not Evaluated

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless