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Coregonus alpenae in Canada
Longjaw cisco

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Coregonus alpenae   (Koelz, 1924)
Family:	Salmonidae (Salmonids) , subfamily: Coregoninae			picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Salmoniformes  (salmons)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Longjaw cisco
Max. size:	45.6 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 3370)
Environment:	demersal
Climate:	temperate
Global Importance:
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.13-0.24)
Distribution:	North America: Great Lakes basin in lakes Huron and Michigan. Listed as Extinct in IUCN Red List 2004 and listed in Appendix I of CITES.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-13; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 10-14; Vertebrae: 56-59. Body elongate, compressed laterally but robust. Head heavy, broad and short; eye moderate; snout broad, somewhat rounded; lower jaw heavy, usually projecting beyond the upper jaw, maxillary usually not pigmented, extending posteriorly to beyond the anterior margin of the eye. Overall coloration silvery with pink or purple iridescence, green or blue on back, silvery on sides and white below. Pigmentation on jaws and fins very light.
Biology:
Threatened:	Extinct, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman. 1973. (Ref. 1998)
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Canada country information
Common names:	Longjaw, Cisco à grande bouche, Longjaw chub, Longjaw cisco		Ref:  Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from the Lake Huron of the Great Lakes basin (Ref. 1998).
States/Provinces:	Ontario (native)
States/Provinces Complete?:	No
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ca.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973
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	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

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