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Alpine whitefish

Coregonus alpinus Fatio, 1885

Status not recordedbony fish

The alpine whitefish (Coregonus alpinus) is a species in the family Salmonidae, order Salmoniformes.

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Quick facts about the alpine whitefish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the alpine whitefish live?

Not recorded

Is the alpine whitefish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the alpine whitefish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSalmoniformes
  5. familySalmonidae
  6. genusCoregonus
  7. SpeciesCoregonus alpinus Fatio, 1885

Synonyms Coregonus balleus, Coregonus schinzii alpinus, Coregonus schinzii helveticus

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • كورجون ألبيArabic
  • síh thunskýCzech
  • BalchenGerman
  • سفیدماهی آلپPersian
  • KropferFrench
  • Большеротая ряпушкаRussian
  • 山白鮭Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the alpine whitefish

Other species in the same genus Coregonus.

VU, Vulnerable
Lavaret (Coregonus lavaretus)

Lavaret

Coregonus lavaretus

Salmonidae

LC, Least Concern
Vendace (Coregonus albula)

Vendace

Coregonus albula

Salmonidae

Peled

Coregonus peled

SalmonidaeNo free photo yet

Omul

Coregonus migratorius

SalmonidaeNo free photo yet

Pollan

Coregonus autumnalis

SalmonidaeNo free photo yet

Houting

Coregonus oxyrinchus

SalmonidaeNo free photo yet

CompareAlpine whitefish vs LavaretAlpine whitefish vs VendaceAlpine whitefish vs PeledAlpine whitefish vs Omul

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the alpine whitefish?

The alpine whitefish (Coregonus alpinus) belongs to the family Salmonidae in the order Salmoniformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Alpine whitefish (Coregonus alpinus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/alpine-whitefish

MLA

“Alpine whitefish (Coregonus alpinus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/alpine-whitefish.

BibTeX
@misc{alpine_whitefish_2026,
  title = {Alpine whitefish (Coregonus alpinus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/alpine-whitefish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}