Houting (Coregonus oxyrinchus)

Scientific name: Coregonus oxyrinchus Linnaeus, 1758

Houting (Coregonus oxyrinchus)

The Houting (Coregonus oxyrinchus) is a freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae. In the aquarium it needs water at 4–20°C (39–68°F).

Houting care at a glance

Temperature
4–20°C (39–68°F)

Biology

In brackish water and main rivers; no evidence that it enters marine waters. Also non-migratory freshwater populations. Feeds on zooplankton, supplemented by benthic invertebrates in adults. Extinct since about 1940.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Coregonus oxyrinchus
Family
Salmonidae (Salmonids)
Order
Salmoniformes (Salmons)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; anadromous
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northeast Atlantic: Ireland to Netherlands, Germany and the countries along the coast of the Baltic Sea. Also found in several countries in central and eastern Europe. Maritime stocks may be extinct. Appendix III of the Bern Convention (protected fauna).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Extinct (EX)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=2-3)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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