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Coregonus bezola

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII SALMONIFORMES SALMONIDAE

Scientific Name: Coregonus bezola
Species Authority: Fatio, 1888
Common Name/s:
English – Bezoule

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Extinct     ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2008
Assessor/s: Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M.
Reviewer/s: Bogutskaya, N., & Smith, K. (IUCN Freshwater Biodiversity Unit)
Justification:
Known only from Lake Bourget in France where it disappeared apparently in the 1960s (based on interviews with local fisherman) due to unknown reasons. The last unambiguous identifiable documented specimen was caught in the late 1800s.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: France: Lake Bourget.
Countries:
Regionally extinct:
France
Range Map:
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Population [top]

Population: Dissapeared apparently in the 1960s.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Habitat:
Lacustrine, in deep waters.

Biology:
Spawns in January-February, at 70-80 m depth, on mud bottom.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Unknown.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: No information.
Citation: Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. 2008. Coregonus bezola. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2012.
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