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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae Salmonids
Subfamily: Coregoninae
Genus: Coregonus

(See list of species below)


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79 species (see list below)

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No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 26 cm SL
 
Coregonus albellus
[]

Photo by Ekeli, K.O.

Europe
Max. Length 48 cm TL
Coregonus albula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Ekeli, K.O.
 
Coregonus albula
[Vendace]
No picture found
North America
Max. Length 45.6 cm TL
 
Coregonus alpenae
[Longjaw cisco]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 25 cm SL
 
Coregonus alpinus
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Coregonus anaulorum
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 55 cm SL
 
Coregonus arenicolus
[]

Photo by Lyons, J.

North America
Max. Length 57 cm TL
Coregonus artedi Lesueur, 1818

Photo by Lyons, J.
 
Coregonus artedi
[Cisco]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Coregonus atterensis
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 26 cm SL
 
Coregonus austriacus
[]

Photo by Harrod, C.

Europe
Max. Length 65 cm SL
Coregonus autumnalis (Pallas, 1776)

Photo by Harrod, C.
 
Coregonus autumnalis
[Arctic cisco]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 57 cm SL
 
Coregonus baerii
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 60 cm TL
 
Coregonus baicalensis
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Coregonus baunti
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 24.1 cm SL
 
Coregonus bavaricus
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 32 cm SL
 
Coregonus bezola
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 32 cm SL
 
Coregonus candidus
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 60 cm TL
 
Coregonus chadary
[Khadary-whitefish]

Photo by Scarola, J.F.

North America
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Coregonus clupeaformis (Mitchill, 1818)

Photo by Scarola, J.F.
 
Coregonus clupeaformis
[Lake whitefish]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 38 cm SL
 
Coregonus clupeoides
[Powan]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 35 cm SL
 
Coregonus confusus
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 22 cm SL
 
Coregonus danneri
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 44 cm SL
 
Coregonus duplex
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 36 cm SL
 
Coregonus fatioi
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 55 cm SL
 
Coregonus fera
[]

Photo by Freyhof, J.

Europe
Max. Length 12.6 cm SL
Coregonus fontanae Schulz & Freyhof, 2003

Photo by Freyhof, J.
 
Coregonus fontanae
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 29 cm SL
 
Coregonus gutturosus
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 24 cm SL
 
Coregonus heglingus
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 40 cm SL
 
Coregonus hiemalis
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 35 cm SL
 
Coregonus hoferi
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 47 cm SL
 
Coregonus holsata
[]

Photo by Lyons, J.

North America
Max. Length 37 cm TL
Coregonus hoyi (Milner, 1874)

Photo by Lyons, J.
 
Coregonus hoyi
[Bloater]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Coregonus huntsmani Scott, 1987

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Coregonus huntsmani
[Atlantic whitefish]

Photo by Lyons, J.

North America
Max. Length 26.5 cm SL
Coregonus johannae (Wagner, 1910)

Photo by Lyons, J.
 
Coregonus johannae
[Deepwater cisco]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 39 cm SL
 
Coregonus kiletz
[]

Photo by Lyons, J.

North America
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Coregonus kiyi (Koelz, 1921)

Photo by Lyons, J.
 
Coregonus kiyi
[Kiyi]

Photo by Naseka, A.M.

Euorpe
Max. Length 43 cm SL
Coregonus ladogae Pravdin, Golubev & Belyaeva, 1938

Photo by Naseka, A.M.
 
Coregonus ladogae
[]

Photo by Runfola, D.M.

North America
Max. Length 48 cm FL
Coregonus laurettae Bean, 1881

Photo by Runfola, D.M.
 
Coregonus laurettae
[Bering cisco]

Photo by Østergaard, T.

Europe
Max. Length 73 cm TL
Coregonus lavaretus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Østergaard, T.
 
Coregonus lavaretus
[European whitefish]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 16 cm SL
 
Coregonus lucinensis
[]
No picture found
Europe
 
Coregonus lutokka
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 30 cm SL
 
Coregonus macrophthalmus
[Gangfisch]

Photo by Freyhof, J.

Europe
Max. Length 130 cm TL
Coregonus maraena (Bloch, 1779)

Photo by Freyhof, J.
 
Coregonus maraena
[Maraena whitefish]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 60 cm SL
 
Coregonus maraenoides
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 50 cm SL
 
Coregonus maxillaris
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Europe
Max. Length 60 cm SL
Coregonus megalops Widegren, 1863

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Coregonus megalops
[Lacustrine fluvial whitefish]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 56 cm TL
 
Coregonus migratorius
[]
No picture found
Arctic Ocean basin, from
Max. Length 90 cm SL
 
Coregonus muksun
[Muksun]

Photo by Kline, T.

Eurasia and North America
Max. Length 71 cm TL
Coregonus nasus (Pallas, 1776)

Photo by Kline, T.
 
Coregonus nasus
[Broad whitefish]
No picture found
North America
Max. Length 56 cm TL
 
Coregonus nelsonii
[Alaska whitefish]

Photo by Lyons, J.

North America
Max. Length 39 cm TL
Coregonus nigripinnis (Milner, 1874)

Photo by Lyons, J.
 
Coregonus nigripinnis
[Blackfin cisco]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 38 cm SL
 
Coregonus nilssoni
[]
No picture found
North America
 
Coregonus nipigon
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 34 cm SL
 
Coregonus nobilis
[]

Photo by Günther, A.C.L.G.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Coregonus oxyrinchus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Günther, A.C.L.G.
 
Coregonus oxyrinchus
[Houting]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 45 cm SL
 
Coregonus palaea
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Europe
Max. Length 60 cm SL
Coregonus pallasii Valenciennes, 1848

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Coregonus pallasii
[]

Photo by Hartl, A.

Europe and Asia
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Coregonus peled (Gmelin, 1789)

Photo by Hartl, A.
 
Coregonus peled
[Peled]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 35 cm SL
 
Coregonus pennantii
[Gwyniad]

Photo by Runfola, D.M.

Arctic
Max. Length 50 cm SL
Coregonus pidschian (Gmelin, 1789)

Photo by Runfola, D.M.
 
Coregonus pidschian
[Humpback whitefish]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Coregonus pollan
[Irish pollan]
No picture found
Asia
 
Coregonus pravdinellus
[]

Photo by Lyons, J.

North America
Max. Length 36 cm TL
Coregonus reighardi (Koelz, 1924)

Photo by Lyons, J.
 
Coregonus reighardi
[Shortnose cisco]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 29 cm SL
 
Coregonus renke
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 25 cm SL
 
Coregonus restrictus
[]

Photo by Runfola, D.M.

North America
Max. Length 47 cm TL
Coregonus sardinella Valenciennes, 1848

Photo by Runfola, D.M.
 
Coregonus sardinella
[Sardine cisco]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 32 cm SL
 
Coregonus stigmaticus
[Schelly]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 37.5 cm TL
 
Coregonus subautumnalis
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 38 cm SL
 
Coregonus suidteri
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 20 cm SL
 
Coregonus trybomi
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 15.9 cm TL
 
Coregonus tugun lenensis
[Lena tugun]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Coregonus tugun tugun
[Tugun]

Photo by CAFS

Asia
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Coregonus ussuriensis Berg, 1906

Photo by CAFS
 
Coregonus ussuriensis
[Amur whitefish]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 20 cm SL
 
Coregonus vandesius
[]
No picture found
Euorpe
Max. Length 20 cm SL
 
Coregonus vessicus
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 50 cm TL
 
Coregonus wartmanni
[Blaufelchen]

Photo by JJPhoto

Europe
Max. Length 55 cm SL
Coregonus widegreni Malmgren, 1863

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Coregonus widegreni
[Valaam whitefish]

Photo by Lyons, J.

North America
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Coregonus zenithicus (Jordan & Evermann, 1909)

Photo by Lyons, J.
 
Coregonus zenithicus
[Shortjaw cisco]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 42 cm SL
 
Coregonus zuerichensis
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 20 cm SL
 
Coregonus zugensis
[]
79 Species of Family Salmonidae with Genus Coregonus
(Salmonids)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1890 Coregonus albellus Europe 26 SL
1758 Coregonus albula Vendace Europe 48 TL
1924 Coregonus alpenae Longjaw cisco North America 45.6 TL
1885 Coregonus alpinus Europe 25 SL
1996 Coregonus anaulorum Asia
1997 Coregonus arenicolus Europe 55 SL
1818 Coregonus artedi Cisco North America 57 TL
1997 Coregonus atterensis Europe 40 TL
1909 Coregonus austriacus Europe 26 SL
1776 Coregonus autumnalis Arctic cisco Europe 65 SL
1864 Coregonus baerii Europe 57 SL
1874 Coregonus baicalensis Asia 60 TL
1948 Coregonus baunti Asia
1909 Coregonus bavaricus Europe 24.1 SL
1888 Coregonus bezola Europe 32 SL
1883 Coregonus candidus Europe 32 SL
1869 Coregonus chadary Khadary-whitefish Asia 60 TL
1818 Coregonus clupeaformis Lake whitefish North America 100 TL
1803 Coregonus clupeoides Powan Europe 38 SL
1885 Coregonus confusus Europe 35 SL
1908 Coregonus danneri Europe 22 SL
1890 Coregonus duplex Europe 44 SL
1997 Coregonus fatioi Europe 36 SL
1825 Coregonus fera Europe 55 SL
2003 Coregonus fontanae Europe 12.6 SL
1818 Coregonus gutturosus Europe 29 SL
1822 Coregonus heglingus Europe 24 SL
1825 Coregonus hiemalis Europe 40 SL
1932 Coregonus hoferi Europe 35 SL
1916 Coregonus holsata Europe 47 SL
1874 Coregonus hoyi Bloater North America 37 TL
1987 Coregonus huntsmani Atlantic whitefish Western Atlantic 40 TL
1910 Coregonus johannae Deepwater cisco North America 26.5 SL
1903 Coregonus kiletz Europe 39 SL
1921 Coregonus kiyi Kiyi North America 35 TL
1938 Coregonus ladogae Euorpe 43 SL
1881 Coregonus laurettae Bering cisco North America 48 FL
1758 Coregonus lavaretus European whitefish Europe 73 TL
1933 Coregonus lucinensis Europe 16 SL
2005 Coregonus lutokka Europe
1882 Coregonus macrophthalmus Gangfisch Europe 30 SL
1779 Coregonus maraena Maraena whitefish Europe 130 TL
1916 Coregonus maraenoides Europe 60 SL
1866 Coregonus maxillaris Europe 50 SL
1863 Coregonus megalops Lacustrine fluvial whitefish Europe 60 SL
1775 Coregonus migratorius Asia 56 TL
1814 Coregonus muksun Muksun Arctic Ocean basin, from 90 SL
1776 Coregonus nasus Broad whitefish Eurasia and North America 71 TL
1884 Coregonus nelsonii Alaska whitefish North America 56 TL
1874 Coregonus nigripinnis Blackfin cisco North America 39 TL
1848 Coregonus nilssoni Europe 38 SL
1925 Coregonus nipigon North America
1882 Coregonus nobilis Europe 34 SL
1758 Coregonus oxyrinchus Houting Northeast Atlantic 50 TL
1829 Coregonus palaea Europe 45 SL
1848 Coregonus pallasii Europe 60 SL
1789 Coregonus peled Peled Europe and Asia 50 TL
1848 Coregonus pennantii Gwyniad Europe 35 SL
1789 Coregonus pidschian Humpback whitefish Arctic 50 SL
1835 Coregonus pollan Irish pollan Europe 35 TL
1949 Coregonus pravdinellus Asia
1924 Coregonus reighardi Shortnose cisco North America 36 TL
1783 Coregonus renke Europe 29 SL
1885 Coregonus restrictus Europe 25 SL
1848 Coregonus sardinella Sardine cisco North America 47 TL
1908 Coregonus stigmaticus Schelly Europe 32 SL
1932 Coregonus subautumnalis Asia 37.5 TL
1885 Coregonus suidteri Europe 38 SL
1979 Coregonus trybomi Europe 20 SL
1932 Coregonus tugun lenensis Lena tugun Asia 15.9 TL
1814 Coregonus tugun tugun Tugun Asia 20 TL
1906 Coregonus ussuriensis Amur whitefish Asia 60 TL
1836 Coregonus vandesius Europe 20 SL
1932 Coregonus vessicus Euorpe 20 SL
1784 Coregonus wartmanni Blaufelchen Europe 50 TL
1863 Coregonus widegreni Valaam whitefish Europe 55 SL
1909 Coregonus zenithicus Shortjaw cisco North America 40 TL
1882 Coregonus zuerichensis Europe 42 SL
1882 Coregonus zugensis Europe 20 SL



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