Kiyi (Coregonus kiyi)

Species facts

Scientific name

Coregonus kiyi

Family

Salmonidae (Salmonids)

Order

Salmoniformes (Salmons)

Class

Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)

Maximum length

35.0

Common length

25.0

Environment

Freshwater; pelagic

Climate

Temperate

Distribution

North America: found only in Great Lakes (except Lake Erie), Canada-USA. This species is common in Lake Superior, extremely rare, possibly extirpated, in Lakes Huron and Ontario, and endangered in Lake Michigan.

Conservation status (IUCN)

Vulnerable (VU) (D2)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.51; tmax=10)