Powan ( Coregonus laveretus)

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Family Coregonidae

Size

8 " ( 20 cm)

Description

Fish with twoi Dorsal Fins, commonest member of the freshwater whitefish - salmon family A slim fish with Silvery Bluish or greenish back with the upper jaw longer than the lower

Diet

Mainly planktonic

Habitat

Deep clean Lakes Absent from Ireland

Reproduction

Spawning from December to March