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Coregonus maraena

Coregonus maraena (*)

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Classis: Actinopterygii
Subclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Superordo: Protacanthopterygii
Ordo: Salmoniformes
Familia: Salmonidae
Subfamilia: Coregoninae
Genus: Coregonus
Species: Coregonus maraena

Coregonus maraena, also called the maraene, is a species of freshwater whitefish in the family Salmonidae. It occurs in Poland, Sweden, Finland, Germany, and Russia. The maximum length recorded for this species is 130 centimetres (51 in). It is frequently considered to be a subspecies of Coregonus lavaretus.

References

* Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2010). "Coregonus maraena" in FishBase. June 2010 version.
* Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. (2008). "Coregonus maraena". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/135672.

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