Biology:Coregonus alpinus

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Short description: Species of fish


Coregonus alpinus
FMIB 35673 Coregonus schinzii-helveticus -- Coregone.jpeg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Coregonus
Species:
C. alpinus
Binomial name
Coregonus alpinus
Fatio, 1885

Coregonus alpinus is a species of freshwater whitefish in the family Salmonidae. It is endemic to Lake Thun, in Switzerland 's Interlaken region, where it is found in deep water. The maximum length recorded for this species is 25 centimetres (9.8 in). It feeds on chironomids and other bottom-dwelling invertebrates. It is known as the kropfer, a name also applied to the probably extinct species Coregonus restrictus.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1638453 entry