The vendace (Coregonus albula) is a whitefish found in lakes in northern Europe, especially Finland, and in some lakes in Scotland (Lochmaben, near Dumfries) and England. It can also be found in Northern-European part of Russia. The name is probably cognate with Gwyniad. Whitefish (or white fish) has several meanings: It is a fisheries term referring to the flesh of many types of fish; see Whitefish (fisheries term) It refers precisely to the whitefishes of the salmonid genus Coregonus It can refer specifically to the common whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus) It was formerly used... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Lochmaben is a small town in Scotland, United Kingdom. ... The Buccleuch St Bridge Devorgilla Bridge (at Low water) Overlooking Dumfries The Old Bridge House Dumfries (pronounced dum-freece, not dum-fries) (Dùn Phris in Scottish Gaelic) is a Royal Burgh and town of about 35,000 people on the River Nith in Dumfries and Galloway in the south... Binomial name Coregonus pennantii Valenciennes, 1848 The gwyniad (Coregonus pennantii) is a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family (family Salmonidae) native to Bala Lake in Wales. ...
The Tench class submarine USS Vendace (SS-430) of the American navy is named after it. Tench class submarines were an evolutionary improvement over the Gato and Balao classes, only about 35 to 40 tons larger, but more strongly built and with a slightly improved internal layout. ... USS Vendace (SS-430), a Tench-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the vendace, a whitefish native to certain lakes in Scotland and England. ...
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