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The coregonines from Lake Constance were named Sandfelchen. In 1997, Maurice Kottelat made a revision and used the name Coregonus fera for the Geneva fera and Coregonus arenicolus for the Sandfelchen. The common name fera is still also used for fish that continue to live in Lake Geneva, but it now refers to the introduced Coregonus palaea. [2]
Switzerland's largest lake, Lake Geneva, shared with France, is also its most productive fishery, providing a fifth of the total catch, including almost half its perch. Lake Zurich , fifth largest by area, is the second most productive Swiss fishery, with the largest share of the country's whitefish catch.
Lake Geneva is the largest body of water in Switzerland, and greatly exceeds in size all others that are connected with the main valleys of the Alps. It is in the shape of a crescent, with the horns pointing south, the northern shore being 95 km (59 mi) and the southern shore 72 km (45 mi) in length.
May 7—TIFFANY — The little stream is a narrow, gravel-bottomed tributary of the Rock River that cuts through Rock County farmland in a slow, lazy swath. It's skinny water that's local enough ...
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The incredible views of the lake and the Alps, and the cooler air in summer have made Ouchy a popular place especially in the summer months. There is a major cluster of hotels – the Beau-Rivage Palace, the Château d'Ouchy, the Mövenpick hotel, etc. – and restaurants around the port. It is served by Lausanne Metro Line 2 from Ouchy station.
Four of the City of Lake Geneva's beaches remain closed due to blue-green algae, a bloom that can produce toxins that can make humans and animals sick, or even cause them to die in some cases.
Together with the likewise extinct true fera (Coregonus fera), the gravenche was one of the most important species for fisheries in Lake Geneva in the late 19th century. In 1890 these two fishes made up 68% of all fish caught in the lake. [2] Overfishing and eutrophication drove the gravenche to near extinction and it was last seen in the early ...