Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Salmoniformes

Family: Salmonidae

Genus: Coregonus

Species: Coregonus pennantii Valenciennes, 1848

Climate Zone

Location

• Europe: Wales: Lake Llyn Tegid (Lake Bala).

Biology

Lacustrine, in open water. Spawns in January to February in shallow bays on stones and gravel. Feeds on crustaceans and insects (Ref. 59043). Status of threat: Threatened by degradation of water quality and introduction of Gymnocephalus cernua, which preys on egg and larvae. A second population is being established in Llyn Arenig (Ref. 59043).

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Critically Endangered

Threat to Humans

Harmless