Fera is a local name for several fish species of the genus ''

Coregonus ''Coregonus'' is a diverse genus of fish in the salmon family ( Salmonidae). The ''Coregonus'' species are known as whitefishes. The genus contains at least 68 described extant taxa, but the true number of species is a matter of debate. The ty ...

'' from Switzerland, and

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, in particular

Savoy Savoy (; frp, Savouè ; french: Savoie ) is a cultural-historical region in the Western Alps. Situated on the cultural boundary between Occitania and Piedmont, the area extends from Lake Geneva in the north to the Dauphiné in the south. ...

. The true fera referred to the species '' Coregonus fera'', which was endemic to

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, but is now extinct. The "fera" served as a food fish in Switzerland and Savoy refers to the still-surviving relatives of the true fera, which include '' Coregonus palaea''.IUCN Redlist Coregonus fera
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Lake Geneva whitefish The gravenche (''Coregonus hiemalis''), also known as the Lake Geneva whitefish or the little fera, is a presumably extinct freshwater fish from Lake Geneva in Switzerland and France. Description The gravenche was a species of freshwater white ...

was locally known as "little fera".

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Freshwater fish of Europe Coregonus Swiss cuisine French cuisine Fish common names {{Salmoniformes-stub