Coregonus macrophthalmus, Nuesslin , 1882

Selz, Oliver M., Doenz, Carmela J., Vonlanthen, Pascal & Seehausen, Ole, 2020, A taxonomic revision of the whitefish of lakes Brienz and Thun, Switzerland, with descriptions of four new species (Teleostei, Coregonidae), ZooKeys 989, pp. 79-162 : 125-126

Coregonus macrophthalmus, Nuesslin, 1882

Material examined.

Syntypes. MHNG-716.052 , MHNG-716.051 , MHNG-816.02 , MHNG-715.094 (N = 2: MHNG-715.094-1 , MHNG-715.094-2 ), NMBE-1076211 (N = 2: Eawag-227-1 , Eawag-227-2 ), Switzerland, Lake Constance (47°38'N, 9°22'E), N = 7, 193-235 mm SL.

Distribution and notes on biology.

Coregonus macrophthalmus is found in Lake Constance, especially in the upper basin (Obersee). It is unclear if it also occurs in the lower basin (Untersee) of the lake.

Common name.

Gangfisch.