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02 lbs |
01 oz |
09 drams |
00 kilos |
950 grams |
Year 1986 |
Distribution: In the broad sense, Coregonus lavaretus, referred to as the common whitefish or European whitefish, is widespread from central and northwest Europe to Siberia.
Features: The skelly or schelly, is a member of the Salmonidae family, Coregonus lavaretus. There are many local names; in the Lakes it is the skelly or schelly, in the lochs of Scotland the Powan, in Wales the Gwyniad. A migratory form in the North Sea was the houting.
It is a whitefish, the adults about 51cm long.
Diet: Feeds on planktonic crustaceans, or larger benthic crustaceans in brackish water.
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