Coregonus albula Coregonus albula Least concern
Where the coregonus albula lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 15,738 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bony fish on the world map
| Scientific name | Coregonus albula |
|---|---|
| Group | Bony fish |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 6 countries |
| Continents | Europe |
| Class | Ray-finned fish |
| Order | Salmoniformes |
| Family | Salmonidae |
Where does the coregonus albula live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the coregonus albula in 6 countries and territories across Europe.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the coregonus albula endangered?
The coregonus albula’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the coregonus albula?
The coregonus albula (Coregonus albula) is a ray-finned fish in the order Salmoniformes and the family Salmonidae, genus Coregonus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the coregonus albula
Coregonus albula, known as the vendace or as the Least cisco, is a species of freshwater whitefish in the family Salmonidae. It is found in lakes in northern Europe, especially Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Russia and Estonia, and in some lakes of Norway, the United Kingdom, northern Germany, and Poland. It is also found in diluted brackish water in the Gulfs of Finland and Bothnia, both of which are in the Baltic Sea.
The length of an adult is normally about 20 cm (8 in). The maximum age is about ten years.
The vendace is traditionally the most important target of freshwater fisheries in parts of Fennoscandia and Russia. Vendace roe is considered a delicacy, which has been granted a PDO status in the Swedish Bothnian Bay archipelago (Kalix löjrom).
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Coregonus albula (revision 1379029078), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q754061 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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