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Bottom whitefish

Coregonus pidschian (Gmelin, 1789)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the bottom 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 bottom whitefish live?

Not recorded

Is the bottom 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 bottom whitefish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSalmoniformes
  5. familySalmonidae
  6. genusCoregonus
  7. SpeciesCoregonus pidschian (Gmelin, 1789)

Synonyms Coregonus fera f. inarensis, Coregonus fera inarensis, Coregonus lavaretus pidschian, Coregonus lavaretus pidschianoides, Coregonus polcur, Coregonus sikus, Coregonus smitti, Salmo pidschian, Salmo polcur, Salmo sikus

Other names and names in other languages (21)
  • Humpback whitefishEnglish
  • síh arktickýCzech
  • bundheltDanish
  • KropffelchenGerman
  • سفیدماهی گوژپشتPersian
  • kilchFrench
  • Szibériai marénaHungarian
  • coregoneItalian
  • sibirinis sykasLithuanian
  • sieja piżjanPolish
  • Coregono-do-fundoPortuguese
  • ПыжьянRussian
  • StorsikSwedish
  • пиж'янUkrainian
  • Cá hồi trắng lưng gùVietnamese
  • 駝背白鮭Chinese
  • kleine BodenrenkeGerman
  • corégone bossuFrench
  • coregone articoItalian
  • coregone pidschianItalian
  • vithavssikSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bottom 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

CompareBottom whitefish vs LavaretBottom whitefish vs VendaceBottom whitefish vs PeledBottom whitefish vs Omul

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the bottom whitefish?

The bottom whitefish (Coregonus pidschian) belongs to the family Salmonidae in the order Salmoniformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bottom whitefish (Coregonus pidschian). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bottom-whitefish

MLA

“Bottom whitefish (Coregonus pidschian).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bottom-whitefish.

BibTeX
@misc{bottom_whitefish_2026,
  title = {Bottom whitefish (Coregonus pidschian)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bottom-whitefish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}