Coregonus gutturosus, the Lake Constance whitefish, is an extinct species of whitefish in the salmon family Salmonidae. It was formerly found only in deep areas of Lake Constance in the Alps.

Extinction

Coregonus gutturosus was a deep water whitefish that reached a length of . Coregonus gutturosus was highly sensitive to environmental changes and it is thought that the eutrophication of Lake Constance, which peaked in 1979, irreversibly affected the development of the eggs of the species.

Coregonus gutturosus

Surveys undertaken at the start of the 21st century failed to find any evidence of the survival of the Lake Constance whitefish.

Coregonus gutturosus

References

gutturosus

Fish described in 1818

Freshwater fish of Europe

Lake Constance

Cold water fish

Extinct animals of Europe

Fish extinctions since 1500

Coregonus gutturosus