Definition of Coregonus. Meaning of Coregonus. Synonyms of Coregonus

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Definition of Coregonus

Coregonus
Whitefish White"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) Any one of several species of Coregonus, a genus of excellent food fishes allied to the salmons. They inhabit the lakes of the colder parts of North America, Asia, and Europe. The largest and most important American species (C. clupeiformis) is abundant in the Great Lakes, and in other lakes farther north. Called also lake whitefish, and Oswego bass. (b) The menhaden. (c) The beluga, or white whale. Note: Various other fishes are locally called whitefish, as the silver salmon, the whiting (a), the yellowtail, and the young of the bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).

Meaning of Coregonus from wikipedia

- Coregonus is a diverse genus of fish in the salmon family (Salmonidae). The Coregonus species are known as whitefishes. The genus contains at least 68...
- Coregonus lavaretus is a species of freshwater whitefish, in the family Salmonidae. It is the type species of its genus Coregonus. There are widely different...
- all ciscoes in continental North American lakes, Coregonus artedi sensu lato. Narrowly defined, Coregonus artedi is known variously with the common names...
- the common whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus sensu lato), whose upper jaw is longer than its lower one, and the peled (Coregonus peled), whose jaws are...
- the Arctic cisco Coregonus autumnalis. However, recent genetic studies have shown it actually belongs to the cir****polar Coregonus lavaretus-clupeaformis...
- has information related to Coregonus clupeaformis. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coregonus clupeaformis. "Coregonus clupeaformis". Integrated...
- The pollan or Irish pollan (Coregonus pollan or Coregonus autumnalis) is a freshwater whitefish known only from five Irish lakes, Lough Neagh, Lower Lough...
- applied to the probably extinct species Coregonus restrictus. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Coregonus alpinus". FishBase. November 2009 version...
- priori Coregonus taxa?". Journal of Fish Biology. 80: 387–407. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03189.x. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Coregonus clupeoides"...
- Coregonus bezola is an extinct species of freshwater whitefish in the family Salmonidae. It was endemic to the Lac du Bourget in Savoie, France where...