Coregonus pallasii is a putative species of whitefish in the family Salmonidae,[1] part of the Coregonus lavaretus complex (European whitefish).

Coregonus pallasii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Coregonus
Species:
C. pallasii
Binomial name
Coregonus pallasii
Synonyms
  • Coregonus aspius Smitt, 1883[1]

It is a lacustrine fish, indicated to live in large lakes of Sweden, Finland and Karelia (Russia). A typical size is 42 cm and maximum size 60 cm.[1]

In Sweden, the name C. pallasii has been used of a whitefish form known as aspsik in the large lakes of the northern river basins, including lakes Pakijaure, Hornävan, Storlaisan, Storuman, Vojmsjön and Storlögdan.[1] Currently these populations are no more considered separate from the common whitefish, but as a morphotype within Coregonus maraena.[2] Also in Finland, only one species of the C. lavaretus group is recognized, and C. lavaretus f. pallasi has been used to denote the zooplankton-feeding ecomorph "northern densely-rakered whitefish".[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Coregonus pallasii Valenciennes, 1848". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  2. ^ Coregonus maraena morphotype pallasii aspsik Artfakta. Artdatabanken. SLU (read Jan 2022)
  3. ^ Siika Kalahavainnot. Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke).