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    Species Accepted

    Coregonus clupeaformis (Mitchill, 1818)

    Eastern Whitefish
    EukaryotaAnimalia...Coregonus
    IUCNLeast Concern

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      Recorded as introduced in 3 countries or islands

      3 results
      Introduced inAccording toInvasiveOccurrences in GBIF
      ArgentinaNo
      CanadaYes
      ChileNo
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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      25 results
      Adikameg Ojibwa
      Atikamekw atj
      Corégone du lac French
      Cá hồi trắng hồ Vietnamese
      Eastern Whitefish English
      Gizzard Fish English
      Great Lakes Whitefish English
      Heringsmaräne German
      Kapisilik Inuktitut
      Kavasilik Inuktitut

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      18 results
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      Mitchill, S. L. (1818). Memoir on ichthyology. The fishes of New York... In a supplement to the Memoir... Am. Monthly Mag. Crit. Rev., 2: 241–248, 321–328. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=599
      Observation.org contributors. 2018. "Download species lists". Observation.org, Nature observations form around the world. est. 2008. Hisko de Vries (man). Observation International Foundation. https://observation.org/download.php?lang=en&local=xx
      FAO. FAO Species Identification and Data Programme (SIDP). Aquatic Species Fact Sheets. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=131431
      http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2012/details/species/id/9741333
      North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS). https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=2901
      Mitchill, S. L. 1818. Memoir on ichthyology. The fishes of New York. In a supplement to the Memoir. American Monthly Magazine and Critical Revue 2: 241-248, 321-328.
      Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco., Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=81
      Lesueur, C. A. (1818). Descriptions of several new species of North American fishes. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, v. 1 (pt 2): 222–235; 359–368, Pls. 8–11, 14. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=441711
      Bajkov, A. D. (1933). Description of two new whitefish from Manitoban waters. Internationale Revue Der Gesamten Hydrobiologie Und Hydrographie, Leipzig, 29 (1–2): 29–32. https://doi.org/10.1002/iroh.19330290104 10.1002/iroh.19330290104

      Citation

      Coregonus clupeaformis (Mitchill, 1818) in undefined