Coregonus profundus

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Coregonus profundus Selz, Dönz, Vonlanthen & Seehausen, 2020

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Salmoniformes (Salmons) > Salmonidae (Salmonids) > Coregoninae
Etymology: Coregonus: Greek, kore = pupils of the eye + Greek, gonia = angle (Ref. 45335); profundus: 'profundus'(Latin), i.e., means deep, refers to its unique breeding depth in Lake Thun (Ref. 123357).

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range 15 - 210 m (Ref. 123357). Temperate

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Europe: Lake Thun, Switzerland.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123357)

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It is a small whitefish species with moderate pigmentation on its fins and body. Its flanks above the lateral line display a brown-orange coloration. The species has a slender, elongated body, a long head, and large eyes set in a thick, triangular-shaped socket. The snout is fleshy and rounded, and it possesses a relatively low number of short gill rakers (15-27).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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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)

  Vulnerable (VU) (D2); Date assessed: 15 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):  3.4   ±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 to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100). 🛈