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Houting
Plate 1 of 1. 'An Introduction to the Study of Fishes' by Albert C. L. G. Günther (1880)., no known copyright restrictions (public domain) · via iNaturalist
IUCN EX · Extinct

Houting

Coregonus oxyrinchus

The houting (Coregonus oxyrinchus) is a European, allegedly extinct species of whitefish in the family Salmonidae. It is native to the estuaries and rivers draining to the North Sea. The houting is distinguishable from other Coregonus taxa by having a long, pointed snout, an inferior mouth and 38—46 gill rakers. The houting once occurred in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and England.

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