Coregonus palaea explained

Coregonus palaea is a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family. It is found in Swiss lakes of Neuchâtel and Biel. In recent years it has also been introduced to Lake Geneva and other lakes in France and Switzerland.^[1]

Description

The fish can reach a recorded maximum length of .^[2]

The fish usually spawns on near-shore gravel or regions in depths up to 50m (160feet).^[3] Its spawning time depends on depth and temperature of the location, which is usually from November to December in shallow water and December to February in deeper regions.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Roth . H. . Geiger . W. . Brienzersee, Thunersee, and Bielersee: Effects of Exploitation and Eutrophication on the Salmonid Communities . Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada . 1 June 1972 . 29 . 6 . 755–764 . 10.1139/f72-120 . 5 March 2024.
2. Certad . Gabriela . Dupouy-Camet . Jean . Gantois . Nausicaa . Hammouma-Ghelboun . Ourida . Pottier . Muriel . Guyot . Karine . Benamrouz . Sadia . Osman . Marwan . Delaire . Baptiste . Creusy . Colette . Viscogliosi . Eric . Dei-Cas . Eduardo . Aliouat-Denis . Cecile Marie . Follet . Jérôme . Identification of Cryptosporidium Species in Fish from Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) in France . PLOS ONE . 27 July 2015 . 10 . 7 . e0133047 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0133047 . free . 26213992 . 4516323 . 2015PLoSO..1033047C . en . 1932-6203.
3. Ben Khadher . Sana . Agnèse . Jean-François . Milla . Sylvain . Teletchea . Fabrice . Fontaine . Pascal . Patterns of genetic structure of Eurasian perch (Perca fluviatilis L.) in Lake Geneva at the end of the spawning season . Journal of Great Lakes Research . 1 September 2015 . 41 . 3 . 846–852 . 10.1016/j.jglr.2015.04.006 . 2015JGLR...41..846B . 5 March 2024 . 0380-1330.
4. Gerdeaux . Daniel . The recent restoration of the whitefish fisheries in Lake Geneva: the roles of stocking, reoligotrophication, and climate change . Annales Zoologici Fennici . 2004 . 41 . 1 . 181–189 . 23736201 . 5 March 2024 . 0003-455X.