Coregonus albellus

Coregonus albellus, also called the autumn brienzlig, is a species of whitefish belonging to the family Salmonidae. It is endemic to Lakes Thun and Brienz in Switzerland's Interlaken region, where it is pelagic in deep water. The maximum length recorded for this species is 26.0 centimetres (10.2 in).

Coregonus albellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Coregonus
Species:
C. albellus
Binomial name
Coregonus albellus
Fatio, 1890

References

  • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2009). "Coregonus albellus" in FishBase. November 2009 version.
  • Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. (2008). "Coregonus albellus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T135715A4190267. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135715A4190267.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.


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