Coregonus ussuriensis
Coregonus ussuriensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Salmoniformes |
Family: | Salmonidae |
Genus: | Coregonus |
Species: | C. ussuriensis
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Binomial name | |
Coregonus ussuriensis L. S. Berg,, 1906
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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
See also
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2021). "Coregonus ussuriensis" in FishBase. September 2021 version.
- ^ 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
- ^ Podushko, M.V., Feeding of Amur whitefish Coregonus ussuriensis. Berg in the lower Amur Izv. TINRO 74 1970 pp. 146-152
- ^ 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