Coregonus ussuriensis

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Coregonus ussuriensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Coregonus
Species:
C. ussuriensis
Binomial name
Coregonus ussuriensis
L. S. Berg,, 1906

The Amur whitefish (Coregonus ussuriensis)[1] is a species of freshwater whitefish. It can withstand significant salinity levels. It reaches a maximum size of 60 cm (24 in), with a maximum weight of 2 kg (4.4 lb). Its life expectancy is 10 to 11 years. The Amur whitefish is usually eaten salted or smoked.

Distribution

Its distribution includes the middle reaches of the

Sungari rivers, and in the Ussuri River and Lake Khanka.[2][3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2021). "Coregonus ussuriensis" in FishBase. September 2021 version.
  2. ^ Gritsenko, O.F. i G.M. Kostyunin, The Ussuri whitefish, Coregonus ussuriensis, and the Kaluga sturgeon, Huso dauricus, in the waters of Sakhalin. J. Ichthyol. 19(6) 1979 pp. 148-151
  3. ^ Podushko, M.V., Feeding of Amur whitefish Coregonus ussuriensis. Berg in the lower Amur Izv. TINRO 74 1970 pp. 146-152
  4. ^ Viktorovsky, R.M. i R.A. Maximova, Chromosomal complex of Coregonus ussuriensis and some aspects of the evolution of karyotypes of Coregonidae. Tsitologiya (Cytology). 20(8):967-970. Leningrad 1978