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Coregonus laurettae Bean, 1881

Bering cisco
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Coregonus laurettae
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Salmoniformes (Salmons) > Salmonidae (Salmonids) > Coregoninae
Etymology: Coregonus: Greek, kore = pupils of the eye + Greek, gonia = angle (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Mrs Lauretta Bean was the wife of the author, Tarleton Bean. (Also see Bean, TH) (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bean.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; anadromous (Ref. 51243). Polar; 69°N - 58°N

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North America: Alaska. May occur in Chukotsk and Kamchatka regions of Siberia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 36.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 28864); 48.0 cm FL (female); common length : 30.0 cm FL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27547)

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 14; Vertebrae: 62 - 65. Distinguished by the pale, almost colorless pelvic and pectoral fins and the smaller number of gill rakers on the lower portion of the first gill arch (Ref. 27547). Dorsal rather high and falcate; pelvic fins with axillary process (Ref. 27547). Generally brownish to dark green on back; silvery on lower sides and belly; anal, pelvic and pectoral fins pale; caudal and dorsal fins dusky (Ref. 27547).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found near river mouths and brackish lagoons (Ref. 5723). Makes extensive migrations related to spawning (Ref. 27547). Feeds on invertebrates and cottids (Ref. 27547). Apparently does not feed during its spawning runs (Ref. 27547). Some populations anadromous (Ref. 96339).

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Lee, D.S., C.R. Gilbert, C.H. Hocutt, R.E. Jenkins, D.E. McAllister and J.R. Stauffer, 1980. Atlas of North American freshwater fishes. North Carolina State Museum of Natural History. 867 p. (Ref. 6466)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00525 (0.00317 - 0.00870), b=3.17 (3.03 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.8   ±0.59 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (41 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Very high.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 20.7 [9.1, 39.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.485 [0.229, 0.980] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [17.0, 19.4] %; Omega3 = 0.761 [0.299, 2.083] g/100g; Selenium = 9.72 [3.45, 25.08] μg/100g; VitaminA = 10.7 [1.7, 70.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.515 [0.385, 0.745] mg/100g (wet weight);