Switzerland
Checklist of Endemic Freshwater Fish Species
This list of freshwater fish species found exclusively in Switzerland is based on the taxonomy used in FishBase 2004 (2004). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
FishBase 2004: a global information system on fishes. DVD. WorldFish Center - Philippine Office, Los Banos, Philippines. Published in May 2004.
The current version of this electronic database is accessible here.
x = extinct
Coregonus albellus (Salmonidae)
Coregonus alpinus (Salmonidae)
Coregonus candidus OC (Salmonidae)
Coregonus confusus x (Salmonidae)
Coregonus fatioi (Salmonidae)
Coregonus heglingus (Salmonidae)
Coregonus nobilis (Salmonidae)
Coregonus palaea (Salmonidae)
Coregonus restrictus x (Salmonidae)
Coregonus suidteri (Salmonidae)
Coregonus zuerichensis (Salmonidae)
Coregonus zugensis (Salmonidae)An additional endemic freshwater fish species described too recently to be included in FishBase 2004 is given below. This list is primarily based on information from the 13 March 2009 version of the Catalog of Fishes database (current version here) and includes species described through 2008. In addition to the 12 endemic freshwater fish species listed above, the additional species listed below gives a total of 13 species of freshwater fishes known solely from Switzerland.
Salvelinus neocomensis X (Salmonidae) 2005