merkii, Coregonus Günther [A.] 1866:195 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6; ref. 1983] Siberia, Russia. Holotype (unique): ZMB 23547. Based on Salmo clupeoides of Pallas 1814:410 [ref. 3351]. Spelled merckii in early literature and merki by Knipowitsch 1926:68 [ref. 22166]. •Synonym of Coregonus sardinella Valenciennes 1848 -- (Berg 1948:328 [ref. 12882], Svetovidov 1973:150 [ref. 7169], Reshetnikov 1998:46 [ref. 23570], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:182 [ref. 25968], Parin et al. 2014:124 [ref. 33547]). •Synonym of Coregonus albula (Linnaeus 1758). Current status: Synonym of Coregonus albula (Linnaeus 1758). Salmonidae: Coregoninae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.