Shortjaw cisco (Coregonus zenithicus)

Scientific name: Coregonus zenithicus Jordan & Evermann, 1909

Shortjaw cisco (Coregonus zenithicus)

The Shortjaw cisco (Coregonus zenithicus) is a freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae.

Biology

Usually found in deep water of large lakes. Belongs to C. artedi complex. Formerly commercial important, but now extinct.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Coregonus zenithicus
Family
Salmonidae (Salmonids)
Order
Salmoniformes (Salmons)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Common length
28.0
Depth range
20–180 m (66–591 ft)
Environment
Freshwater; demersal; depth range 20 - 180 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Great Slave Lake in Northwest Territories, Canada southeast through Hudson Bay and Great Lakes basin (except Lakes Ontario and Erie). Declining in Lakes Superior and Nipigon. Uncommon outside Great Lakes basin.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (A1bc)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tmax=11)

Sources

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

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