| Coregonus megalops | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Salmoniformes |
| Family: | Salmonidae |
| Genus: | Coregonus |
| Species: | C. megalops
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| Binomial name | |
| Coregonus megalops Widegren, 1863
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Coregonus megalops is a putative species of whitefish, part of the Coregonus lavaretus complex (European whitefish).12 Its distribution is in Sweden, Finland, and Russia.1
In Sweden, the name C. megalops has referred to a form of whitefish known as the blåsik ("blue whitefish"). That is however no more considered a distinct species but a morphotype of Coregonus maraena ("Coregonus maraena morphotype megalops"), and not different from "Coregonus maraena morphotype nilssoni".3
References
References
- "Coregonus megalops Widegren, 1863". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- Freyhof, J. 2011. Coregonus megalops. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T135674A4176873. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135674A4176873.en. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- Coregonus maraena morphotype megalops blåsik Artfakta. Artdatabanken, SLU