Coregonus clupeoides Lacepède, 1803
Powan

Family:  Salmonidae (Salmonids), subfamily: Coregoninae
Max. size:  38 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Europe: Loch Lomond and Loch Eck; introduced in two reservoirs in Loch Lomond basin (Loch Sloy, Carron Reservoir) (Ref. 59043).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Lacustrine, in open water. Feeds on crustaceans and insects (Ref. 59043).
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 (D2) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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