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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) >
Salmoniformes (Salmons) >
Salmonidae (Salmonids) > Coregoninae
Etymology: Coregonus: Greek, kore = pupils of the eye + Greek, gonia = angle (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Temperate, preferred ?
North America: Great Lakes basin in lakes Huron and Michigan. Listed as Extinct in IUCN Red List 2004 and listed in Appendix I of CITES.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3370); common length : 26.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1998)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 10-13;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 10 - 14;
Vertebrae: 56 - 59. Body elongate, compressed laterally but robust. Head heavy, broad and short; eye moderate; snout broad, somewhat rounded; lower jaw heavy, usually projecting beyond the upper jaw, maxillary usually not pigmented, extending posteriorly to beyond the anterior margin of the eye. Overall coloration silvery with pink or purple iridescence, green or blue on back, silvery on sides and white below. Pigmentation on jaws and fins very light.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1998. Freshwater fishes of Canada. Oakville (Ontario, Canada): Galt House Publications. xx+966 p. (Ref. 1998)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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