| Family: |
Salmonidae (Salmonids), subfamily: Coregoninae |
| Max. size: |
32 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Europe: England: Lakes Haweswater, Ullswaterand, Brotherswater and red Tarn (Cumbria) in England, UK. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Lacustrine, in open water. Spawns in January to February in shallow bays on stones and gravel. Feeds on crustaceans and insects. Population in Haveswater strongly declined by water abstraction and cormorant predation (Ref. 59043). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 (B2ab(ii,iii,v)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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