Houting
Coregonus oxyrinchus
DE: Nordseeschnäpel
- Maximum Size
- 55 cm
- Waters
- 0
Distinguishing Features
Slender silvery body, longer snout than other whitefish, adipose fin.
Habitat
Coastal brackish-water regions, ascending rivers to spawn.
Red List Germany
0 · Extinct or missingNo longer occurs in the wild in Germany, or has not been found for a long time.
Coregonus oxyrinchus, the historical Rhine whitefish, is globally extinct. Fish stocked today as “North Sea houting” belong to Coregonus maraena (endangered).
- Red List of freshwater fish:
- Freyhof et al. 2023 · Rote-Liste-Zentrum
- IUCN global:
- EX · Extinct
Fishing rules by federal state
Can I keep it?| Federal state | Minimum size | Closed season | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandenburg | Protected year-round | ||
Not yet researched here — see the ordinance of: Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringia
Statewide rules for anglers as of 24 Oct 2026, without guarantee. Clubs and waters can set stricter rules; the ordinance text is binding.
Waters
Map: Natural Earth (public domain); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Expected in these federal states
Expected occurrence, modelled from each water's fish zones, habitat type and the federal states the species lives in, and checked against GBIF records — not a record of observations.