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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Salmoniformes (Salmons) >
Salmonidae (Salmonids) > Coregoninae
Etymology: Coregonus: Greek, kore = pupils of the eye + Greek, gonia = angle (Ref. 45335); brienzii: 'brienzii', i.e., named after Lake Brienz, where the whitefish species is endemic in (Ref. 123357).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range 10 - 100 m (Ref. 123357). Temperate
Distribution
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Europe: Lake Brienz, Swtizerland.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123357)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
It is a medium-sized whitefish with moderate pigmentation on its fins and body. The flanks above the lateral line exhibit a light to dark greenish-blue coloration, complemented by moderate to numerous small pigmented dots on the scales along the flanks and dorsum. It is deep-bodied, a stout caudal peduncle, a short head, moderately large eyes, and a moderately thick, triangular-shaped eye socket.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Selz, O.M., C.J. Dönz, P. Vonlanthen and O. Seehausen, 2020. A taxonomic revision of the whitefish of lakes Brienz and Thun, Switzerland, with descriptions of four new species (Teleostei, Coregonidae). ZooKeys 989:79-162. (Ref. 123357)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (18 of 100).
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