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Etymology: Coregonus: Greek, kore = pupils of the eye + Greek, gonia = angle (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate; 48°N - 47°N, 11°E - 14°E
Europe: lakes Ammersee, Starnberger See, Tegernsee, Schliersee, Kochelsee; Austria: Traunsee, Hallstädtersee.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 59043); max. reported age: 7 years (Ref. 59043)
Pelagic in surface layers. Feeds mainly on zooplankton, rarely on benthic invertebrates. May consume large amounts of small fish in summer. Usually spawns above gravel or rocks on bottom or along shores. Spawns for the first time at 3 years (Ref. 59043).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kottelat, M., 1997. European freshwater fishes. An heuristic checklist of the freshwater fishes of Europe (exclusive of former USSR), with an introduction for non-systematists and comments on nomenclature and conservation. Biologia, Bratislava, 52/Suppl. 5:1-271. (Ref. 13696)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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