Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Salmoniformes

Family: Salmonidae

Genus: Coregonus

Species: Coregonus zuerichensis Nüsslin, 1882

Climate Zone

Location

• Europe: lakes Zürich, Walenstadt, Pfäffikon and Greiffensee, Switzerland. Extirpated in Lakes Pfäffikon and Greiffensee (Ref. 59043).

Biology

Lacustrine, in midwater. Feeds on plankton. Spawns at depths of 12-100 m.

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless