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Coregonus_lavaretus

Coregonus lavaretus

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Coregonus lavaretus m

  1. A taxonomic species within the family Salmonidae – the common whitefish or European whitefish.

Usage notes

  • Some authorities advocate restricting the use of this species name to the whitefish of Lake Bourget and Lake Aiguebelette in France and the now extinct population in Lake Geneva.

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