Amur whitefish (Coregonus ussuriensis) fish species and information / pictures of Amur whitefish - Coregonus ussuriensis

Amur whitefish (Coregonus ussuriensis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Coregonus ussuriensis

Common Name
Amur whitefish

Biology
Body color grayish green on back; sides and belly silvery white; dorsal, adipose and caudal fins slightly tinted with pale yellow and pectoral, pelvic and caudal fins grayish yellow. Upper jaw large and broad; eyes without sebaceous eyelid (Ref. 45563).

Classification

Classified By

Berg, 1906

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Salmons (Salmoniformes)

Family

Salmonids (Salmonidae)

Distribution

Region

Former USSR

Distribution

Former USSR: Lower and middle part of the Amur, Zeya, Ussuri, Lake Khanka, Amur Liman, southern part of the Sea of Okhotsk. Asia: China (Ref. 13397).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

benthopelagic

Environment

Marine; freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; anadromous (Ref. 46888)

Trophic Level

3.36 s.e. 0.49 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

60.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial

Vulnerability

Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=10; K=0.28; Fec=33,300)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated