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Coregonus vandesius Richardson, 1836

Common Names

  • Vendace , English , UK
  • 文第斯白鮭 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 文第斯白鲑 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Salmoniformes

    Family: Salmonidae

    Genus: Coregonus

    Species: Coregonus vandesius Richardson, 1836

    Climate Zone

  • Temperate

    • Location

  • Europe: Lakes Derwentwater and Bassenthwaite (Cumbria) in England; Castle Loch and Mill Loch near Lochmaben in Scotland, United Kingdom.

    • Biology

    A lacustrine species which occurs in open water. Gregarious, forming shoals. Feeds mainly on crustaceans (Entomostraca), supplemented by small insects. Spawns on gravel or stone shores (Ref. 59043).

    Habitat

    benthopelagic

    Conservation Status

    Endangered

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless