Schelly
Schelly | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Salmoniformes |
Family: | Salmonidae |
Genus: | Coregonus |
Species: | C. stigmaticus
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Binomial name | |
Coregonus stigmaticus (Regan, 1908)
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The schelly (Coregonus stigmaticus) is a living fresh water fish of the salmon family, endemic to four lakes in the Lake District, England. Its taxonomy is disputed with some recognizing it as a distinct species and others as a variant of the widespread Eurasian whitefish species Coregonus lavaretus. It is present in Brothers Water, Haweswater, Red Tarn and Ullswater, and the population seems stable in all of these except for Haweswater where it seems to be declining. The main threats it faces are seen to be water abstraction and cormorants, and the fish-eating birds are being culled from Haweswater. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated the conservation status of this fish as "endangered".
Taxonomy
In Britain the schelly populations are usually considered as members of the widespread Eurasian whitefish species
Distribution
Schelly is the common name of four populations of freshwater whitefish in the English Lake District, Cumbria. The native populations of this fish inhabit the Brothers Water, Haweswater, Red Tarn and Ullswater, and occupy a total area of about 20 square kilometers.[1] Apart from Haweswater, the populations appear stable.[1]
Status
At Haweswater, the fishery officers are now
References
- ^ a b c d Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. (2008) Coregonus stigmaticus In: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1.
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- ^ Vendace and Powan: the Coregonids Dualchas Nàdair na h-Alba (Scottish Nature Heritage) (Accessed 17 April 2010)
- ^ Etheridge E.C (2009) Aspects of the conservation biology of Coregonus lavaretus in Britain. PhD Thesis. University of Glasgow
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2009). "Coregonus stigmaticus" in FishBase. January 2009 version.