Biology:Fera (fish)

Short description: Common name for several species of fish

Fera is a local name for several fish species of the genus Coregonus from Switzerland , and France , in particular Savoy. The true fera referred to the species Coregonus fera, which was endemic to Lake Geneva, 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. The Lake Geneva whitefish was locally known as "little fera".