Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 9 - 13; Vertebrae: 55 - 58. Body elongate, slightly compressed laterally but less so than other ciscoes; approaching cylindrical form in cross section, greatest body depth in front of the dorsal fin. Head short, stout, eye small, smaller than most species

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Salmoniformes

Family: Salmonidae

Genus: Coregonus

Species: Coregonus reighardi (Koelz, 1924)

Climate Zone

Location

• North America: Great Lakes, Canada and USA.

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Critically Endangered

Threat to Humans

Harmless