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Valaam whitefish

Coregonus widegreni Malmgren, 1863

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the valaam 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 valaam whitefish live?

Not recorded

Is the valaam 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 valaam whitefish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSalmoniformes
  5. familySalmonidae
  6. genusCoregonus
  7. SpeciesCoregonus widegreni Malmgren, 1863

Synonyms Coregonus gracilis, Coregonus holsatus anarensis, Coregonus holsatus f. anarensis, Coregonus holsatus f. scallensis, Coregonus holsatus f. suecica, Coregonus holsatus scallensis, Coregonus holsatus suecica, Coregonus lavaretus f. okoniensis, Coregonus lavaretus f. polonica, Coregonus lavaretus f. typica, Coregonus lavaretus ludoga, Coregonus lavaretus okoniensis, Coregonus lavaretus polonica, Coregonus lavaretus widegreni, Coregonus ludoga, Coregonus ludoga verchoswirka, Coregonus tscholmugensis

Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • Widegren's whitefishEnglish
  • كورجون ويدغرينيArabic
  • síh WidegrenůvCzech
  • Valaam-heltDanish
  • BuckelmaräneGerman
  • coregone del BalticoItalian
  • Valaamo sykasLithuanian
  • сиг зобатый или валаамкаRussian
  • sandsikSwedish
  • валаамкаUkrainian
  • 懷氏白鮭Chinese
  • Schalsee MaräneGerman
  • Schalsee-MaräneGerman
  • selenter MaräneGerman
  • зобний сигUkrainian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the valaam 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

CompareValaam whitefish vs LavaretValaam whitefish vs VendaceValaam whitefish vs PeledValaam whitefish vs Omul

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the valaam whitefish?

The valaam whitefish (Coregonus widegreni) belongs to the family Salmonidae in the order Salmoniformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Valaam whitefish (Coregonus widegreni). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/valaam-whitefish

MLA

“Valaam whitefish (Coregonus widegreni).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/valaam-whitefish.

BibTeX
@misc{valaam_whitefish_2026,
  title = {Valaam whitefish (Coregonus widegreni)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/valaam-whitefish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}