Everything about Coregonus Albula totally explained
The
vendace (
Coregonus albula) is a
whitefish found in lakes and rivers in northern Europe, especially
Finland,
Sweden,
Russia and
Estonia, and in some lochs in
Scotland (
Lochmaben, near
Dumfries) and lakes in England. The name is probably cognate with
gwyniad.
The vendace isn't only found in fresh water, but also in saltwater in the
Gulf of Finland and the
Gulf of Bothnia. In
Russia the vendace, known as "ryapushka" (Russian:
ря́пушка or
ряпуха ) is used in
local heraldry.
This fish feeds mainly on zooplankton, like small crustaceans and their larvae. They live in schools made up of large groups of individuals. They lay their eggs on pebbly or sandy ground.
The maximum length of the vendace is about 45 cm, with a maximum weight of less than one kg. The maximum age reached by this fish is about ten years.
The
Tench class submarine USS Vendace (SS-430) of the American navy is named after it.
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