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Coregonus pallasii Valenciennes, 1848

Common Names

  • Sig , Russian , Russia
  • Pallasijeva ozimica , Slovene , Slovenia
  • Aspsik , Swedish , Sweden

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Salmoniformes

    Family: Salmonidae

    Genus: Coregonus

    Species: Coregonus pallasii Valenciennes, 1848

    Climate Zone

  • Temperate

    • 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