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Coregonus


Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Salmoniformes
Family:Salmonidae
Genus: Coregonus

Coregonus, commonly named cisco, is a genus of fishes of the Salmonidae family.

Members include the cisco (Coregonus artedi), the deepwater cisco (Coregonus johannae), the blackfin cisco (Coregonus nigripinnis), the shortjaw cisco (Coregonus zenithicus), the shortnose cisco (Coregonus reighardi), the longjaw cisco (Coregonus alpenae), the Nipigon cisco (Coregonus nipigon), the least cisco (Coregonus sardinella), the Bering cisco (Coregonus laurettae), the arctic cisco (Coregonus autumnalis) and the Bonneville cisco. The least, Bering and arctic cisco are anadromous, moving between salt water and fresh water. The longjaw and deepwater species may be extinct while the shortjaw and blackfin are endangered.

Genera

SalmonThis article is about the fish. For the color, see salmon (color). Salmon is the common name for several species of fish of the Salmonidae family. Several other fishes in the family are called trout. Salmon live in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

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