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💧 Freshwater Critically Endangered 🌡️ Temperate

Stechlin Cisco

Coregonus fontanae Schulz & Freyhof, 2003
Max Length
12.6 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.3
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
28.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Found in lakes, inhabiting deep water layers of 20-60 m. Undertakes migration above 20 m at night . Most abundant below 20 m depth . Syntopic with Coregonus albula in Lake Stechlin . Feeds mainly on Cladocera and Copepoda .

Scientific Name
Coregonus fontanae
Authority
Schulz & Freyhof, 2003
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
CR
Max Length
12.6 cm
Trophic Level
3.3
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
28.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Distinguished from the sympatric Coregonus albula, the geographically close Coregonus lucinensis and the spring spawning Coregonus trybomi by: scales in lateral line 69-77 + 3; interorbital distance 25-30% of dorsal head length; head width between dorsal end of opercular openings 8.2-9.7% SL; body depth at dorsal fin origin 16.4-21.2% SL; length of last gill raker in upper branch of first gill arch 120-186% of opposite outer gill filament; 11-18% of dorsal head length; pelvic and pectoral fins hyaline; slow growth, mature females 8.7-12.6 cm SL .: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Stechlin Cisco is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

Size at Maturity
8.8cm TL

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 3 m . Temperate

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
3.3±0.3
Food Items

Cladocera and Copepoda (Ref

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00457 × L3.13 (TL)
Max TL
12.6cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Critically Endangered
Assessment Date
2023

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
28.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.3
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Schulz & Freyhof, 2003

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🇬🇧English Stechlin Cisco
🌍CES síh stechlinský
🇩🇪German Stechlin-Maräne · Stechlinmaräne
🇵🇱Polish sielawa stechlińska
🇨🇳Chinese 泉白鮭

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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