The Amur whitefish (Coregonus ussuriensis)[1] is a species of freshwater whitefish. It can withstand significant salinity levels. It reaches a maximum size of 60 cm (24 in), with a maximum weight of 2 kg (4.4 lb). Its life expectancy is 10 to 11 years. The Amur whitefish is usually eaten salted or smoked.
Distribution
Its distribution includes the middle reaches of the Amur, downstream of Blagoveshchensk, all along the lower reaches and including its estuary. It lives as well in the Kukhtuy river, the Tatar Strait and the southern part of the Sea of Okhotsk. It also has been recorded in Sakhalin, in the lagoons of the northwestern and northeastern coasts, as well as in the Ainskoe and Sladkoe coastal lakes. It is also found in the Zeya and Sungari rivers, and in the Ussuri River and Lake Khanka.[2][3][4]
^Gritsenko, O.F. i G.M. Kostyunin, The Ussuri whitefish, Coregonus ussuriensis, and the Kaluga sturgeon, Huso dauricus, in the waters of Sakhalin. J. Ichthyol. 19(6) 1979 pp. 148-151
^Podushko, M.V., Feeding of Amur whitefish Coregonus ussuriensis. Berg in the lower Amur Izv. TINRO 74 1970 pp. 146-152
^Viktorovsky, R.M. i R.A. Maximova, Chromosomal complex of Coregonus ussuriensis and some aspects of the evolution of karyotypes of Coregonidae. Tsitologiya (Cytology). 20(8):967-970. Leningrad 1978
