Scientific name
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Source
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| Coregonus lavaretus Complex |
Common whitefish - Coregonus lavaretus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Quick facts
| Threat status Europe | Vulnerable (IUCN) |
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| Protected by | EU Habitats Directive and 2 other international agreements |
| Most preferred habitats |
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| May also occur in |
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Distribution
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Threat and conservation status
IUCN Red List status of threatened species
The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.
EU conservation status
Conservation status assesses every six years and for each biogeographical region the condition of habitats and species compared to the favourable status as described in the Habitats Directive. The map shows the 2013-2018 assessments as reported by EU Member State. Assessments are further detailed in the summary document available behind the link below.
Legal status
Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
| Legal text | Annex | Conditions | More information |
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| Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 (EU Habitats Directive) | (Coregonus spp.) | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm | |
| Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention) | (Coregonus all species) | http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp | |
| Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area (Helsinki Convention) | http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/species-and-habitats |
Common names and synonyms
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Common Name
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Language
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Reference
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| Älvsik | Swedish | Fishbase |
| Aspsik | Swedish | Fishbase |
| Blåsik | Swedish | Fishbase |
| Blaufelchen | German | Fishbase |
| Chudski sig | Bulgarian | Fishbase |
| Common whitefish | English | Fishbase |
| Coregon | Romanian | Fishbase |
| Coregone | Italian | Fishbase |
| Coregone lavarello | Italian | Fishbase |
| Corégone lavaret | French | Fishbase |
| Coregono-lavareda | Portuguese | Fishbase |
| Große Maräne | German | Fishbase |
| Große Schwebrenke | German | Fishbase |
| Grote marene | Dutch | Fishbase |
| Helt | Danish | Fishbase |
| Houting | English | Fishbase |
| Kleine Maräne | German | Fishbase |
| Lake Chud whitefish | English | Fishbase |
| Lavarello | Italian | Fishbase |
| Lavaret | English | Fishbase |
| Lavaret | French | Fishbase |
| Lavaret | German | Fishbase |
| Lavaret du Bourget | French | Fishbase |
| Lavereto | Italian | Fishbase |
| Lavoret | French | Fishbase |
| Obyknovennyi prokhodnoi sig | Russian | Fishbase |
| Obyknovennyi sig | Russian | Fishbase |
| Planktonsik | Swedish | Fishbase |
| Pollan | English | Fishbase |
| Pollan | Irish (recte Irish Gaelic) | Fishbase |
| Powan | English | Fishbase |
| Prokhodskoi sig | Russian | Fishbase |
| Sandsik | Swedish | Fishbase |
| Schelly | English | Fishbase |
| Sieja | Polish | Fishbase |
| Sieja a. brzona | Polish | Fishbase |
| Sieja wedrowna | Polish | Fishbase |
| siga | Latvian | Latvian NRC |
| Siika | Finnish | Fishbase |
| Sik | Norwegian | Fishbase |
| Storsik | Swedish | Fishbase |
| Vaellussiika | Finnish | Fishbase |
| Whitefish | English | Fishbase |
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Synonym
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Author
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| Coregonus sardinella baunti | Mukhomediyarov, 1948 |
| Coregonus wartmanni | (non Bloch, 1784) |
| Coregonus lavaretus lavaretus | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Coregonus all species | |
| Coregonus spp. |
Other resources
| CoL (accepted name) | Catalogue of Life |
| EoL | Encyclopedia of Life |
| Fauna Europaea | Fauna Europaea |
| FishBase | FishBase |
| GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| Habitats Directive Art. 17-2006 summary | |
| ITIS (Valid name) | Interagency Taxonomic Information System |
| NCBI search | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| NOBANIS: Coregonus lavaretus | European Network on Invasive Alien Species |
| PESI (Accepted) | Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure |
| Wikipedia | Wikipedia |
| WoRMS | World Register of Marine Species |
External data
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