Coregonus - Wikipedia
WEBCoregonus 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 type species of the genus is Coregonus lavaretus .
Coregonus artedi - Wikipedia
WEBCoregonus artedi, narrow sense. Narrowly defined, Coregonus artedi is known variously with the common names cisco, northern cisco, lake herring, chub or tullibee and its Anishinaabe name Odoonibiins. It is a pelagic fish occurring in the midwater zone of cold water lakes in North America.
Restoring Coregonines | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
WEBOur mission is conserving and restoring healthy populations of native fish and other aquatic species, and protecting the lakes, rivers, and wetlands where they live. The cisco (Coregonus artedi) and the bloater (Coregonus hoyi) both played critical roles in the trophic dynamics of the Great Lakes.
Coregonus lavaretus - Wikipedia
WEBCoregonus lavaretus is a species of freshwater whitefish, in the family Salmonidae. It is the type species of its genus Coregonus. There are widely different concepts about the delimitation of the species Coregonus lavaretus and about the number of species in the genus Coregonus in general.
Coregonid | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
WEBNov 25, 2019 · Cisco (formerly known as Lake Herring) Coregonus artedi are native shallow water coregonines which were formerly very abundant in the Great Lakes and provided large commercial fisheries and healthy prey to native piscivores.
Coregonus lavaretus - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on …
WEB73. cm inch. Coregonus lavaretus is a species of freshwater whitefish, in the family Salmonidae. It is the type species of its genus Coregonus. There are widely different concepts about the delimitation of the species Coregonus lavaretus and about the number of species in the genus Coregonus in general. Show More. Oviparous. Migrating. C.
Coregonus - Animalia
WEBCoregonus is a diverse genus of fish in the salmon family . 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 type species of …
vendace (Coregonus albula) - Species Profile
WEBCommon name: vendace. Synonyms and Other Names: (kleine maräne, dwarf white fish, coregoni piccoli). Taxonomy: available through. Injurious: This species is listed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as injurious wildlife. Identification: Wheeler (1969); Ladiges and …
Coregonus lavaretus, European whitefish : fisheries, …
WEBMouth small with protruding upper jaw. Silvery body (Ref. 35388 ). Caudal fin with 19 soft rays (Ref. 40476 ). Biology Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Gregarious lacustrine forms (Ref. 2163) and anadromous estuarine forms, rarely in full saltwater. Feeds on planktonic crustaceans, or larger benthic crustaceans in brackish water.
Coregonus clupeaformis - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WEBCharacteristics. Geography. Import/Export. Commercially harvested whitefish are commonly exported as food, both their flesh and their eggs or roe. Harvest is often closely regulated to ensure sustainable populations. Range. In North America, lake whitefish are found throughout the Great Lakes states of the U.S. and all of Canada.
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