Common whitefish
(Coregonus lavaretus)

Classification

Species: Coregonus lavaretus
Genus: Coregonus - Whitefishes
Family: Salmonidae - Salmons and Trouts
Order: Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: Common whitefish
Habitat: Freshwater
Climates: Continental, Subpolar, Mountain
Native: Europe, Asia
Distribution: Northern Dvina, Lake Balkhash, Issyk-Kul lake, Torne, Po River

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