Coregonus intermundia

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Coregonus intermundia Selz & Seehausen, 2023

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Salmoniformes (Salmons) > Salmonidae (Salmonids) > Coregoninae
Etymology: Coregonus: Greek, kore = pupils of the eye + Greek, gonia = angle (Ref. 45335); intermundia: 'intermundia'(Latin), i.e., means areas between worlds, referring to the species being in-between C. litoralis and C. suspensus based on their ecology and morphology (Ref. 132404).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range 10 - 40 m (Ref. 132404). Temperate

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Europe: Lake Lucerne, Switzerland.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 132404)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

It is a medium-sized whitefish with moderate pigmentation on its fins and body. Its flanks above the lateral line are greenish-blue, with a moderate number of small pigmented dots on the scales. The species features a short head, a sub-terminal mouth, thick and triangular-shaped eye sockets, and a relatively short, stout caudal peduncle.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Selz, O.M. and O. Seehausen, 2023. A taxonomic revision of ten whitefish species from the lakes Lucerne, Sarnen, Sempach and Zug, Switzerland, with descriptions of seven new species (Teleostei, Coregonidae). ZooKeys 1144:95-169. (Ref. 132404)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Vulnerable (VU) (D2); Date assessed: 17 November 2023

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 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 (24 of 100). 🛈