Lake cisco (Coregonus artedi)

Scientific name: Coregonus artedi Lesueur, 1818

Lake cisco (Coregonus artedi)

The Lake cisco (Coregonus artedi) is a freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae. In the aquarium it needs water at 26°C (79°F).

Lake cisco care at a glance

Temperature
26°C (79°F)

Biology

Inhabits open waters of lakes and large rivers; also coastal waters of Hudson Bay. Nerito-pelagic, feeds on plankton and large crustaceans. Utilized fresh, smoked, and frozen; can be steamed, fried, broiled, boiled, microwaved, and baked.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Coregonus artedi
Family
Salmonidae (Salmonids)
Order
Salmoniformes (Salmons)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
57.0
Common length
29.3
Depth range
50 m (164 ft)
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; anadromous; depth range 50 - ? m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: widely distributed in Canada and northern USA in St. Lawrence-Great Lakes, Arctic, and upper Mississippi River basins from Quebec to Northwest Territories and Alberta and south to northern Ohio, Illinois and Minnesota. Rare in Great Lakes. Said to be conspecific with Coregonus autumnalis and Coregonus autumnalis pollan based on electrophoresis studies. Belongs to Coregonus artedi complex.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Lower Risk: least concern (LR/lc)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.06-0.27(?); tmax=11; tm=6)

Sources

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

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