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The last true Houting was caught in the lower Rhine in 1940.<ref name=Freyhof2005/><ref name=IUCN2008/> |
The last true Houting was caught in the lower Rhine in 1940.<ref name=Freyhof2005/><ref name=IUCN2008/> |
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This information is not correct, the EU has just partly funded a 120 mill Danish Kr project to help the small and only surviving population that still lives in "Vadehavet" off the westcoast of Jutland. |
This information is not correct, the EU has just partly funded a 120 mill Danish Kr project to help the small and only surviving population that still lives in "Vadehavet" off the westcoast of Jutland. |
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==References for the restoration project== |
==References for the restoration project== |
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Revision as of 10:48, 16 July 2013
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| Species: | C. oxyrinchus
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| Coregonus oxyrinchus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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The houting (Coregonus oxyrinchus) is an extinct species of fish in the Salmonidae family. This species is distinguishable by having a long, pointed snout, an inferior mouth and 38—46 gill rakers.[1][2] The houting once occurred in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and England.[3]
'Houtings' were said to be surviving in Denmark. However, new research showed that 'Houtings' from the Danish North Sea basin and German rivers are Coregonus maraena. The Rhine contains Coregonus maraena that have been introduced and an yet undescribed species called Coregonus sp. 'Rhine'.[1]
The last true Houting was caught in the lower Rhine in 1940.[1][3]
Not extinct
This information is not correct, the EU has just partly funded a 120 mill Danish Kr project to help the small and only surviving population that still lives in "Vadehavet" off the westcoast of Jutland.
References for the restoration project
References
- ^ a b c Freyhof, J. and C. Schöter. 2005. The houting Coregonus oxyrinchus(L.)(Salmoniformes: Coregonidae), a globally extinct species from the North Sea basin. Journal of Fish Biology 67:3, 713-729.
- ^ Schöter C., 2002. Revision der Schnäpel und Großen Maränen des Nordseeund südwestlichen Ostseeraumes (Teleostei: Coregonidae). Diplomarbeit, Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Bonn.
- ^ a b Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. 2008. Coregonus oxyrinchus. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 December 2008.
External links
The Extinction Website - Species Info - Houting
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