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Shore whitefish

Coregonus litoralis Selz & Seehausen, 2023

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the shore 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 shore whitefish live?

Not recorded

Is the shore 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 shore whitefish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSalmoniformes
  5. familySalmonidae
  6. genusCoregonus
  7. SpeciesCoregonus litoralis Selz & Seehausen, 2023
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • BalchenGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the shore 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

CompareShore whitefish vs LavaretShore whitefish vs VendaceShore whitefish vs PeledShore whitefish vs Omul

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the shore whitefish?

The shore whitefish (Coregonus litoralis) belongs to the family Salmonidae in the order Salmoniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Shore whitefish (Coregonus litoralis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/shore-whitefish

MLA

“Shore whitefish (Coregonus litoralis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/shore-whitefish.

BibTeX
@misc{shore_whitefish_2026,
  title = {Shore whitefish (Coregonus litoralis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/shore-whitefish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}