Coregonus obliterus
Coregonus obliterus Selz & Seehausen, 2023

Family:  Salmonidae (Salmonids), subfamily: Coregoninae
Max. size:  28.8 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Europe: Switzerland.
Diagnosis:  It is a small whitefish species with average pigmentation on its fins and body, characterized by an elongated, slender body (body depth: 22.7-26.1% SL, average 24.3), a short mouth (maxilla length: 17-21.7% HL, average 19.6), and a pronounced rostral plate. The species has very large eyes (eye diameter: 21.5-24.7% HL, average 23.2) with a subtle triangular or occasionally roundish eye socket. Its gill rakers are few and very short (longest gill raker: 7.6-10.6% HL, average 8.8), with a total count of 21-26.
Biology:  Maximum size based on original description.
IUCN Red List Status: Extinct (EX); Date assessed: 03 November 2023 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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