Peled (fish)

Peled
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Coregonus
Species:
C. peled
Binomial name
Coregonus peled
(J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

The peled (Coregonus peled), also called the northern whitefish, is a species of freshwater whitefish in the family Salmonidae. It is found in northern Europe and Asia.

The peled is related to ciscoes of the Coregonus sardinella complex.[2]

  1. ^ Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Coregonus peled". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T5374A11125006. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T5374A11125006.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Politov DV, Bickham JW, Patton JC (2004) Molecular phylogeography of Palearctic and Nearctic ciscoes. Ann. Zool. Fennici 41:13-23.