Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Salmoniformes

Family: Salmonidae

Genus: Coregonus

Species: Coregonus vessicus Dryagin, 1932

Climate Zone

Location

• Euorpe: Lake Beloye [Belozero], northern Volga drainage (60° 11' N, 37°34' E) in Russia. Invasive in the upper and middle Volga reservoirs downriver to Saratov reservoir.

Biology

A lacustrine species. Attains first sexual maturity at 2 years, males may spawn for the first time in their first year (Ref. 59043).

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless