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with a salinity of less than 15 percent. Fish from freshwater populations sometimes migrate to or through ocean waters, especially in the winter. It is nerito-pelagic, meaning that it is found in inshore open water. Throughout its range it is widespread and abundant, and there are no known
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The broad whitefish is a herring-shaped fish with a more compressed body and convex head than other whitefishes. It is iridescent, with a dark olive-brown back, silvery grey sides, and a whitish bottom. Features that distinguish it from other species include a mild overbite and 18–25 short gill
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Reist, J. D.; R. A. Bodaly, R. J. P. Fudge, K. J. Cash, and T. V. Stevens (1987). "External scarring of whitefish, Coregonus nasus and C. clupeaformis complex, from the western Northwest Territories, Canada".
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rakers. The fins of adults are grey, while those of young fish are grey. It reaches a maximum length of 70 centimetres (28 in), and a maximum weight of 16 kilograms (35 lb).
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This fish is commonly consumed by humans, especially on a subsistence basis, and its good-tasting flesh is sold fresh, smoked, or dried. Also known as
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upstream to spawn, except in some estuaries. These migrations are difficult for it, and many individuals become heavily scarred from infestations,
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in its shape. Its distinctive features includes: a convex head, short gill rakers, and a mild overbite. It is found in the Arctic-draining
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Dissertation for the Degree of Master of Science. Retrieved 12 February 2010
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threats to its survival, though it could potentially be threatened by
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The broad whitefish is found in Arctic-draining basins in northern
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(2008). 597:Fishes Tracking List and Status Reports 1759: 505: 503: 501: 499: 1508: 1507: 751: 529:Alaska Natural Heritage Program, 2005 512: 237:. Dark silvery in colour, and like a 1588:4e8fb396-ef28-4b49-8239-576f265e582d 489: 487: 485: 483: 481: 479: 477: 1767:IUCN Red List least concern species 635:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 582: 496: 446:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 343:. An introduction has been made in 13: 697:A Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes 435:Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). 410:, especially when their preferred 14: 1793: 1245:(humpback whitefish or pidschian) 729: 474: 1390: 735: 608:) Predation of Broad Whitefish ( 73: 570: 559: 550: 541: 532: 268: 1: 1772:Freshwater fish of the Arctic 599:. Retrieved 10 February 2010. 417: 7: 811:(European cisco or vendace) 712:Canadian Journal of Zoology 692:Retrieved 18 February 2010. 298:. 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(2008). 1782:Fish described in 1776 1441:(Bonneville whitefish) 1339:C. vandesius (vendace) 690:Fishing World Records. 493:Froese and Pauly, 2010 327:and unsuccessfully in 302:, it is also found in 219: 218:Frozen broad whitefish 1417:(Bear Lake whitefish) 217: 1583:Fauna Europaea (new) 1449:(mountain whitefish) 1042:(Atlantic whitefish) 779:Freshwater whitefish 744:at Wikimedia Commons 642:: e.T5370A11124496. 453:: e.T5370A11124496. 406:It is also eaten by 232:freshwater whitefish 203:Coregonus kennicotti 317:habitat destruction 40:Conservation status 1475:(nelma or inconnu) 1170:(Alaska whitefish) 1124:(Peipsi whitefish) 803:(autumn brienzlig) 801:Coregonus albellus 556:Reist et al., 1987 414:is not available. 220: 1754: 1753: 1726:Open Tree of Life 1510:Taxon identifiers 1501: 1500: 1433:(round whitefish) 1425:(pygmy whitefish) 1268:(shortnose cisco) 1162:(broad whitefish) 1108:C. macrophthalmus 1051:(deepwater cisco) 1034:(Ives Lake cisco) 740:Media related to 685:Machacek, Heinz. 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Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Salmoniformes
Salmonidae
Coregonus
Binomial name
Pallas
Synonyms

freshwater whitefish
species
herring
streams
lakes
rivers
Russia
North America
brown bears
Eurasia
North America
Pechora River
Perry River

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