Houting
📖 Overview
In brackish water and main rivers; no evidence that it enters marine waters . Also non-migratory freshwater populations . Feeds on zooplankton, supplemented by benthic invertebrates in adults. Extinct since about 1940 .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Houting is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Houting is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; anadromous . Temperate; 4°C - 20°C ; 69°N - 43°N, 11°W - 58°E central and eastern Europe.
🌿 Ecology
zooplankton, supplemented by benthic invertebrates in adults
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
"Houting is an edible species."
- Clear, bright eyes — cloudy eyes indicate age
- Firm flesh that springs back when pressed
- Fresh ocean smell, never strong or ammonia-like
- Bright red or pink gills, not grey or brown
- Shiny, moist skin with scales tightly attached
- Cloudy or sunken eyes
- Strong fishy or ammonia odour
- Soft, mushy flesh that doesn't spring back
- Discoloured or dry flesh
⚡ Nutrition
Per 100g cooked - Source: USDA FoodData Central
| Nutrient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Protein | 18 g |
| Omega-3 (total) | 1,160 mg |
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for Houting has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.
🌿 Sustainability
🔬 Full Nutritional Profile
Per 100g - Raw, per 100g - Source: USDA FoodData Central templates (oily fish average)
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Houting |
| 🌍CES | Síh severní f. ostrorypá |
| 🌍CYM | Howtinod · howtin |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Snæbel |
| 🇩🇪German | Edelmaräne · Gangfisch · Kleine Schwebrenke · Nordseeschnäpel · Rhein-Schnäpel · Schnepel · Schnepels · Schnäpel |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | Järvisiika · Siika |
| 🇫🇷French | Bondelle · Corégone · Outil · cutil · outil, corégone |
| 🌍GLE | Pollán |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Bondella · Coregona bondella · Coregone · Coregone musino · coregone bondella |
| 🌍LIT | aštriasnukis sykas |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Houting · Noordzeehouting |
| 🇳🇴Norwegian | Nebbsik |
| 🇵🇱Polish | sieja ostronosa |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Coregono bicudo · Coregono-bicudo |
| 🌍SLV | nosata ozimica |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | corégono picudo |
| 🌍SRP | Ozimica |
| 🇸🇪Swedish | Näbbsik · Planktonsik · Älvsik |
| 🌍TUR | baltık deniz balığı |
| 🌍UKR | Сиг морський |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coregonus lavaretus oxyrinchus | Linnaeus | 1758 | Synonym |
| Coregonus laveratus oxyrinchus | - | - | Synonym |
| Salmo oxyrinchus | Linnaeus | 1758 | Homotypic |
| Salmo rostratus | Shaw | 1804 | Synonym |
| Salmo thymallus latus | Bloch | 1782 | Synonym |
| Tripteronotus hautin | Lacepède | 1803 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 7 records indexed .
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