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Whitefish

Coregonus lavaretus

53Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
4Counties with records
VulnerableIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan7
Feb1
Mar0
Apr0
May2
Jun3
Jul11
Aug9
Sep1
Oct1
Nov2
Dec5

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Gwynedd Wales28
2Cumbria England13
3Argyll and Bute Scotland4
4Stirling Scotland4
11 England8 Scotland27 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 4 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
53
Peak month
July
Counties with records
4
IUCN Red List
Vulnerable
Scientific name
Coregonus lavaretus
Group
Fish
Conservation designations
Bern Convention, Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Habitats Directive, Biodiversity List – England, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List, Habitats Regulations 2010
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Salmoniformes
Family
Salmonidae
Genus
Coregonus
Name with authority
Coregonus lavaretus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Described
1758

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q743084 · GBIF 2351211