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Pallas' whitefish

Coregonus pallasii Valenciennes, 1848

Status not recordedbony fish

The pallas' whitefish (Coregonus pallasii) is a species in the family Salmonidae, order Salmoniformes.

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Quick facts about the pallas' 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 pallas' whitefish live?

Not recorded

Is the pallas' 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 pallas' whitefish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSalmoniformes
  5. familySalmonidae
  6. genusCoregonus
  7. SpeciesCoregonus pallasii Valenciennes, 1848

Synonyms Coregonus aspius, Coregonus lavaretus exiguus, Coregonus lavaretus multispinatus, Coregonus lavaretus pallasii, Coregonus nasutus, Coregonus pallasi aspius

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • síh PallasůvCzech
  • AspsikGerman
  • coregone aspsikItalian
  • palaso sykasLithuanian
  • Балтийский сигRussian
  • aspsikSwedish
  • beyaz balıkTurkish
  • 帕拉白鮭Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pallas' 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

ComparePallas' whitefish vs LavaretPallas' whitefish vs VendacePallas' whitefish vs PeledPallas' whitefish vs Omul

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pallas' whitefish?

The pallas' whitefish (Coregonus pallasii) belongs to the family Salmonidae in the order Salmoniformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pallas' whitefish (Coregonus pallasii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pallas-whitefish

MLA

“Pallas' whitefish (Coregonus pallasii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pallas-whitefish.

BibTeX
@misc{pallas_whitefish_2026,
  title = {Pallas' whitefish (Coregonus pallasii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pallas-whitefish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}