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The ranges of the three cisco species above extend across Beringia to the Asian coasts. Of those the Arctic cisco and least cisco (=sardine cisco) are widespread through northern Siberia. In the inland waters of northern Europe, the European cisco or vendace (Coregonus albula) replaces the Siberian sardine cisco. Some of the cisco lineages are ...
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. In the northern and western parts of its range it is also found in large rivers.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... The following is a list of common fish species known to occur in the lakes and ... Least cisco (Coregonus ...
Siskiwit lake cisco, Coregonus bartlettii; Great lakes whitefish, Coregonus clupeaformis clupeaformis; Inland lakes whitefish, Coregonus clupeaformis neohantoniensis; Lake desor whitefish, Coregonus clupeaformis dustini; Big-eyed chub, Coregonus kiyi; Blackfin cisco, Coregonus nigripinnis; Shortnose cisco, Coregonus reighardi
Coregonus sardinella, known as the least cisco or the sardine cisco, is a fresh-and brackishwater salmonid fish that inhabits rivers, estuaries and coastal waters of the marginal seas of the Arctic Basin, as well as some large lakes of those areas.
Bonneville Cisco. The Bonneville cisco (Prosopium gemmifer) is a species of cisco endemic to Bear Lake along the Utah-Idaho border of the United States. It is one of three freshwater whitefishes endemic to Bear Lake, alongside the Bear Lake whitefish and the Bonneville whitefish, [2] [3] and is considered a Wildlife Species of Concern by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. [4]
The lake whitefish is sometimes referred to as a "humpback" fish due to the small size of the head in relation to the length of the body. [3] [a] It is a valuable commercial fish, and also occasionally taken by sport fishermen. Smoked, refrigerated, vacuum-packed lake whitefish fillets are available in North American grocery stores.
In rivers, it may be the most abundant migratory fish. [4] In estuaries, the Bering cisco is an important "keystone species", serving as an important source of food for larger animals. [4] The Bering cisco is taken commercially, and sold as "white trout". [5] In New York, smoked Bering ciscoes are popular, and are esteemed for their creamy flesh.