Biology:Coregonus zugensis

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Coregonus zugensis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Coregonus
Species:
C. zugensis
Binomial name
Coregonus zugensis
Nüsslin, 1882

Coregonus zugensis, also known as the Swiss whitefish, is a freshwater species of fish of the subfamily Coregoninae which is found in Europe lakes of Lucerne and Zug.[2] However, in a recent study, it was found that the species had been extirpated from Lake Zug.[3]

Description

Coregonus zugensis is benthopelagic, living 20–80 meters (66–262 ft) underwater.[4] It can reach a maximum recorded length of 20 centimetres (7.9 inches). It usually feeds on zooplankton and insect nymphs.[5]

References

  1. "Reference Summary - IUCN, 2022". https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/references/FBRefSummary.php?ID=126983. 
  2. Selz, Oliver M.; Seehausen, Ole (2 February 2023). "A taxonomic revision of ten whitefish species from the lakes Lucerne, Sarnen, Sempach and Zug, Switzerland, with descriptions of seven new species (Teleostei, Coregonidae)". ZooKeys (1144): 95–169. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1144.67747. PMID 37251621. PMC 10209427. Bibcode2023ZooK.1144...95S. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/67747/list/9/. Retrieved 1 December 2023. 
  3. Selz, Oliver M.; Seehausen, Ole (2 February 2023). "A taxonomic revision of ten whitefish species from the lakes Lucerne, Sarnen, Sempach and Zug, Switzerland, with descriptions of seven new species (Teleostei, Coregonidae)". ZooKeys (1144): 95–169. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1144.67747. PMID 37251621. PMC 10209427. Bibcode2023ZooK.1144...95S. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/368053159. Retrieved 1 December 2023. 
  4. Bourinet, Fabien; Anneville, Orlane; Drouineau, Hilaire; Goulon, Chloé; Guillard, Jean; Richard, Alexandre (8 June 2023). "Synchrony in whitefish stock dynamics: disentangling the effects of local drivers and climate". Journal of Limnology 82: 134. doi:10.4081/jlimnol.2023.2134. Bibcode2023JLimn..82..134B. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/371442988. Retrieved 1 December 2023. 
  5. Kottelat, Maurice; Freyhof, Jörg (2007). Handbook of european freshwater fishes. Cornol: Publications Kottelat. p. 254. ISBN 978-2-8399-0298-4. https://policycommons.net/artifacts/1376710/handbook-of-european-freshwater-fishes/1990974/. Retrieved 1 December 2023. 

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