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Coregonus gutturosus
ProtectedBodensee Kilch (Deepwater Whitefish)
Common Names
DEKilch (Bodensee-Kilch)
ENBodensee Kilch (Deepwater Whitefish)
PT-BRKilch (coregono-de-profundidade do Lago de Constança)
ROKilch (Lacul Constance-Kilch)
ZH基尔希（博登湖-基尔希）
Habitat
Endemic deep-water resident of Lake Constance (spawned below 50 m). Wiped out by the eutrophication of the 1960s–70s — one of Germany's few global fish extinctions (IUCN: Extinct).
Occurrence regions
Maximum Size
30 cm
Minimum Catch Size
No minimum size
Closed Season
No closed season
Category
Common
Conservation Status
Regionally Extinct
Extinct in the region; no wild populations remain.
Distinguishing Features
Small silvery whitefish with an inferior mouth and large eyes — adaptations to life on the dark lake floor.