Coregonus albula (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Salmoniformes \| Salmonidae \| Coregoninae
Synonyms	Salmo albula, Coregonus albula finnica, Coregonus albula var. norvegica, ... more
Common names	European cisco, Petite marène, Kleine marene, ... more

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Main reference

Svetovidov, A.N. 1984. (Ref. 4779)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 45.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 556); common length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 556); max. published weight: 1,000 g (Ref. 556); max. reported age: 10 years (Ref. 593)

Length at first maturity

Environment

Pelagic-neritic; anadromous (Ref. 51243); freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 30 - ? m

Climate / Range

Temperate; 71°N - 50°N, 2°W - 61°E

Europe and Asia: in lakes from England to northwest Russia. In the Baltic Sea: in the Bothnian Bay and eastern end of the Gulf of Finland. Appendix III of the Bern Convention (protected fauna). According to Kottelat (Ref. 13696) restricted to Scandinavia and Russia.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13 - 17

Forms pelagic schools in deeper lakes. Spawns on shallow sand or gravel substrate. Anadromous in the Baltic. A non-migratory freshwater population exists. Feeds on planktonic crustaceans.


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Least Concern (LC)	Harmless

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Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: experimental


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)

PD₅₀ = 0.5000

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.3-0.7; tm=2; tmax=10; Fec=2,000)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100)	Medium

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