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Teleostei (teleosts) > Salmoniformes (Salmons) > Salmonidae (Salmonids) > Coregoninae
Etymology: Coregonus: Greek, kore = pupils of the eye + Greek, gonia = angle (Ref. 45335); fontanae: Named for the German poet Theodor Fontane (1819-1898) who published several books reflecting his love for the state Brandenburg. He dedicated his last book to the people and landscape around Lake Stechlin.
Eponymy: Theodor Fontane (1819–1898) was a German poet. He published several books extolling his love for Brandenburg. He dedicated his last book to the people and landscape around Lake Stechlin, Germany, where this species is endemic. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Schulz & Freyhof.

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Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 3 m (Ref. 52872). Temperate

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Europe: Lake Stechlin in northern Germany.

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Maturity: L_m 8.8, range 7 - 11 cm
Max length : 12.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 52872)

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Distinguished from the sympatric Coregonus albula, the geographically close Coregonus lucinensis and the spring spawning Coregonus trybomi by: scales in lateral line 69-77 + 3; interorbital distance 25-30% of dorsal head length; head width between dorsal end of opercular openings 8.2-9.7% SL; body depth at dorsal fin origin 16.4-21.2% SL; length of last gill raker in upper branch of first gill arch 120-186% of opposite outer gill filament; 11-18% of dorsal head length; pelvic and pectoral fins hyaline; slow growth, mature females 8.7-12.6 cm SL (Ref. 52872).

Found in lakes, inhabiting deep water layers of 20-60 m. Undertakes migration above 20 m at night (Ref. 59043). Most abundant below 20 m depth (Ref. 52872). Syntopic with Coregonus albula in Lake Stechlin (Ref. 52872). Feeds mainly on Cladocera and Copepoda (Ref. 59043).

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Schulz, M. and J. Freyhof, 2003. Coregonus fontanae, a new spring-spawning cisco from Lake Stechlin, northern Germany (Salmoniformes: Coregonidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 14(3):209-216. (Ref. 52872)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 January 2008

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00457 (0.00194 - 0.01077), b=3.13 (2.92 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.3 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Coregonus fontanae Schulz & Freyhof, 2003