Lavaret
Coregonus lavaretus (Linnaeus, 1758)
The lavaret (Coregonus lavaretus) is a bony fish in the family Salmonidae, subfamily Coregoninae, within the order Salmoniformes. Other English names for the lavaret are Powan, Pollan, Gwyniad, Houting and Schelly.
Quick facts about the lavaret
The IUCN Red List assesses the lavaret globally as Vulnerable (VU), which is an IUCN threatened category.
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- freshwatersrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Photos of the lavaret
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Where does the lavaret live?
Not recorded
What is the lavaret?
Coregonus lavaretus is a species of freshwater whitefish, in the family Salmonidae. It is the type species of its genus Coregonus.
There are widely different concepts about the delimitation of the species Coregonus lavaretus and about the number of species in the genus Coregonus in general.
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Is the lavaret endangered?
The lavaret is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species.
How is the lavaret classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderSalmoniformes
- familySalmonidae
- genusCoregonus
- SpeciesCoregonus lavaretus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Coregonus conorhynchus, Coregonus dispersus cognatus, Coregonus lavaretus bergianus, Coregonus lavaretus lavaretus, Coregonus lavaretus maraenoides, Coregonus lavaretus voronjensis, Coregonus lavaritus, Coregonus laveratus, Coregonus palea, Coregonus pidschian mokschegor, Coregonus pidshian mokschegor, Coregonus polcur brachymystax, Coregonus rondeletii, Salmo lavaretus
Other names and names in other languages (84)
- Bourget whitefishEnglish
- Common whitefishEnglish
- European whitefishEnglish
- GwyniadEnglish
- HoutingEnglish
- Lake Chud whitefishEnglish
- PollanEnglish
- PowanEnglish
- SchellyEnglish
- SchellyEnglish
- VendaceEnglish
- WhitefishEnglish
- Чудски сигBulgarian
- chudski sigBulgarian
- síh severníCzech
- powanWelsh
- PowaniaidWelsh
- heltDanish
- BlaufelchenGerman
- BodenrenkeGerman
- GangfischGerman
- große MaräneGerman
- große SchwebrenkeGerman
- kleine MaräneGerman
- SandfelchenGerman
- WandermaräneGerman
- ΚορήγωνοςGreek
- lavaretoSpanish
- MerisiigEstonian
- harilik siigEstonian
- siigEstonian
- Safid MahiPersian
- آزادماهی چشمهایPersian
- siikaFinnish
- lavaretFrench
- CorégoneFrench
- Corégone blancFrench
- corégone LavaretFrench
- lavaret du BourgetFrench
- lavoretFrench
- Nagy marénaHungarian
- ՍիգArmenian
- coregoneItalian
- coregone lavarelloItalian
- lavarelloItalian
- laveretoItalian
- ホワイトフィッシュJapanese
- シナノユキマスJapanese
- Деңиз майканатыKyrgyz
- sykasLithuanian
- SīgaLatvian
- sikNorwegian Bokmål
- bunnsikNorwegian Bokmål
- grunnsikNorwegian Bokmål
- nebbsikNorwegian Bokmål
- skaddNorwegian Bokmål
- strømsikNorwegian Bokmål
- grote mareneDutch
- OostzeehoutingDutch
- sikNorwegian Nynorsk
- botnsikNorwegian Nynorsk
- rislingNorwegian Nynorsk
- straumsikNorwegian Nynorsk
- vintersikNorwegian Nynorsk
- Tavalline siiguolo
- siejaPolish
- sieja pospolitaPolish
- Coregono-lavaredaPortuguese
- coregonRomanian
- Обыкновенный сигRussian
- Сиг обыкновенныйRussian
- Майаҕас (балык)Yakut
- čuovžaNorthern Sami
- vekika ozimicaSlovenian
- velika ozimicaSlovenian
- SandsikSwedish
- lavaretsikSwedish
- StorsikSwedish
- akbalıkTurkish
- alabalıkTurkish
- сигUkrainian
- Сиг європейськийUkrainian
- Cá trắng châu ÂuVietnamese
- 突唇白鮭Chinese
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Relatives of the lavaret
Other species in the same genus Coregonus.
Vendace
Coregonus albula
Peled
Coregonus peled
Omul
Coregonus migratorius
Pollan
Coregonus autumnalis
Houting
Coregonus oxyrinchus
Muksun
Coregonus muksun
CompareLavaret vs VendaceLavaret vs PeledLavaret vs OmulLavaret vs Pollan
Common questions
Each answer is written from the sourced facts on this page, and only where they hold the answer.
What kind of animal is the lavaret?
The lavaret is a bony fish in the family Salmonidae and the subfamily Coregoninae.
What is the scientific name of the lavaret?
The scientific name of the lavaret is Coregonus lavaretus, placed in the genus Coregonus.
Who named Coregonus lavaretus and when?
The species name is attributed to Linnaeus, 1758, written as (Linnaeus, 1758).
Is the lavaret endangered?
The lavaret is listed as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List in its global assessment, which is a threatened category.
What are other names for the lavaret?
The lavaret is also called Powan, Pollan, Gwyniad, Houting and Schelly.
What order does the lavaret belong to?
The lavaret belongs to the order Salmoniformes, in the class Teleostei.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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