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Peipsi whitefish

Coregonus maraenoides Polyakov, 1874

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the peipsi 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 peipsi whitefish live?

Not recorded

Is the peipsi 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 peipsi whitefish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSalmoniformes
  5. familySalmonidae
  6. genusCoregonus
  7. SpeciesCoregonus maraenoides Polyakov, 1874

Synonyms Coregonus lavaretus maraenoides, Coregonus lavaretus var. maraenoides, Coregonus maraenoides

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Peipus-MaräneGerman
  • Peipsi siigEstonian
  • Чудской сигRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the peipsi 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

ComparePeipsi whitefish vs LavaretPeipsi whitefish vs VendacePeipsi whitefish vs PeledPeipsi whitefish vs Omul

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the peipsi whitefish?

The peipsi whitefish (Coregonus maraenoides) belongs to the family Salmonidae in the order Salmoniformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Peipsi whitefish (Coregonus maraenoides). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/peipsi-whitefish

MLA

“Peipsi whitefish (Coregonus maraenoides).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/peipsi-whitefish.

BibTeX
@misc{peipsi_whitefish_2026,
  title = {Peipsi whitefish (Coregonus maraenoides)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/peipsi-whitefish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}