Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Salmoniformes

Family: Salmonidae

Genus: Coregonus

Species: Coregonus pallasii Valenciennes, 1848

Climate Zone

Location

• Europe: Large lakes of northern Sweden (Pakijaure, Hornävan, Storlaisan, Storuman, Vojmsjön, Storlögdan), Finland and Russia (Karelia). Only sporadically in Baltic river near Neva and Narva estuaries (Ref. 59043).

Biology

Lacustrine. Often enters rivers to spawn. Spawns in October - November, on gravel to stone bottom, near shores. Feeds on zooplankton and insects from surface. (Ref. 59043).

Habitat

brackish

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless