Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Salmoniformes

Family: Salmonidae

Genus: Coregonus

Species: Coregonus nilssoni Valenciennes, 1848

Climate Zone

Location

• Europe: Lakes of western central Baltic basin, Sweden, southern Norway, Denmark, lower Odra drainage in Poland. Introduced in some lakes in Poland (Ref. 59043). As a result of transplantation, this species became widespread in the lakes of former East Prussia (Ref. 593).

Biology

Lacustrine, pelagic. Feeds on zooplankton (Ref. 59043).

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless