| Salmonidae (Salmonids), subfamily: Coregoninae |
| 57 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 3,350.0 g; max. reported age: 11 years |
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pelagic-neritic; depth range - 50 m, anadromous |
| 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 (Ref. 3881). Said to be conspecific with Coregonus autumnalis and Coregonus autumnalis pollan based on electrophoresis studies (Ref. 7506). Belongs to Coregonus artedi complex. |
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| Inhabits open waters of lakes and large rivers; also coastal waters of Hudson Bay (Ref. 9988). Nerito-pelagic, feeds on plankton and large crustaceans (Ref. 58426). Utilized fresh, smoked, and frozen; can be steamed, fried, broiled, boiled, microwaved, and baked (Ref. 9988). |
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(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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