Bering cisco (Coregonus laurettae)

Scientific name: Coregonus laurettae Bean, 1881

Bering cisco (Coregonus laurettae)

The Bering cisco (Coregonus laurettae) is a freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae. Native range: North America, Alaska. May occur in Chukotsk and Kamchatka regions of Siberia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 14; Vertebrae: 62 - 65. Distinguished by the pale, almost colorless pelvic and pectoral fins and the smaller number of gill rakers on the lower portion of the first gill arch. Dorsal rather high and falcate; pelvic fins with axillary process. Generally brownish to dark green on back; silvery on lower sides and belly; anal, pelvic and pectoral fins pale; caudal and dorsal fins dusky.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Coregonus laurettae
Family
Salmonidae (Salmonids)
Order
Salmoniformes (Salmons)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
36.0
Common length
30.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; anadromous
Climate
Polar
Distribution
North America: Alaska. May occur in Chukotsk and Kamchatka regions of Siberia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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