Vendace

Description

The vendace is a slim,streamlined fish with an adipose fin - an additional small fin on the back between the dorsal fin and the tail (caudal fin),as is typical of the salmon family.Its lower jaw is longer than the upper one.It is similar in appearance to both the common whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus sensu lato),whose upper jaw is longer than its lower one,and the peled (Coregonus peled),whose jaws are of equal length.The back is bluish green or brown,the flanks are silvery and the belly white.This fish seldom grows more than 30 cm (12 in) long.