Coregonus macrophthalmus, Nuesslin , 1882

Selz, Oliver M., Doenz, Carmela J., Vonlanthen, Pascal & Seehausen, Ole, 2020, A taxonomic revision of the whitefish of lakes Brienz and Thun, Switzerland, with descriptions of four new species (Teleostei, Coregonidae), ZooKeys 989, pp. 79-162 : 125-126

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.989.32822

publication LSID

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/823F455D-4840-5222-8CAF-40036010FB36

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scientific name

Coregonus macrophthalmus, Nuesslin , 1882
status

 

Coregonus macrophthalmus, Nuesslin, 1882

Material examined.

Syntypes. MHNG-716.052 , MHNG-716.051 , MHNG-816.02 , MHNG-715.094 (N = 2: MHNG-715.094-1 , MHNG-715.094-2 ), NMBE-1076211 (N = 2: Eawag-227-1 , Eawag-227-2 ), Switzerland, Lake Constance (47°38'N, 9°22'E), N = 7, 193-235 mm SL. GoogleMaps

Distribution and notes on biology.

Coregonus macrophthalmus is found in Lake Constance, especially in the upper basin (Obersee). It is unclear if it also occurs in the lower basin (Untersee) of the lake.

Common name.

Gangfisch.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopterygii

Order

Teleostei

Family

Coregonidae

Genus

Coregonus