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Cisco

Coregonus artedi Lesueur, 1818

Status not recordedbony fish

The cisco (Coregonus artedi) is a species in the family Salmonidae, order Salmoniformes.

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Quick facts about the cisco

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the cisco live?

Not recorded

Is the cisco endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the cisco classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSalmoniformes
  5. familySalmonidae
  6. genusCoregonus
  7. SpeciesCoregonus artedi Lesueur, 1818

Synonyms Argyrosomus artedi, Argyrosomus eriensis, Argyrosomus huronius, Argyrosomus tullibee, Coregonus actedii, Coregonus artedii, Coregonus tullibee, Leucichthys artedi, Leucichthys churchillensis, Leucichthys eriensis, Leucichthys harengus, Leucichthys hubbsi, Leucichthys macropterus, Leucichthys manitoulinus, Leucichthys nueltinensis, Leucichthys ontariensis, Leucichthys supernas, Leucichthys tullibee, Salmo artedi, Salmo harengus, Salmo tullibee

Other names and names in other languages (22)
  • Common ciscoEnglish
  • Great lakes ciscoEnglish
  • Lake ciscoEnglish
  • Lake herringEnglish
  • Shallow water ciscoEnglish
  • TullibeeEnglish
  • سيسكArabic
  • síh ArtedihoCzech
  • Amerikansk heltDanish
  • Amerikanische Kleine MaräneGerman
  • AmerikanmuikkuFinnish
  • cisco de lacFrench
  • KapisilikInuktitut
  • OdoonibiinsOjibwa
  • Sielawa amerykańskaPolish
  • Ряпушка АртедиRussian
  • Amerikansk siklöjaSwedish
  • 湖白鮭Chinese
  • Cisco de l'estFrench
  • Corégone ciscoFrench
  • KavisilikInuktitut
  • Озёрная ряпушкаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cisco

Other species in the same genus Coregonus.

VU, Vulnerable
Lavaret (Coregonus lavaretus)

Lavaret

Coregonus lavaretus

Salmonidae

LC, Least Concern
Vendace (Coregonus albula)

Vendace

Coregonus albula

Salmonidae

Peled

Coregonus peled

SalmonidaeNo free photo yet

Omul

Coregonus migratorius

SalmonidaeNo free photo yet

Pollan

Coregonus autumnalis

SalmonidaeNo free photo yet

Houting

Coregonus oxyrinchus

SalmonidaeNo free photo yet

CompareCisco vs LavaretCisco vs VendaceCisco vs PeledCisco vs Omul

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the cisco?

The cisco (Coregonus artedi) belongs to the family Salmonidae in the order Salmoniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cisco (Coregonus artedi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cisco

MLA

“Cisco (Coregonus artedi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cisco.

BibTeX
@misc{cisco_2026,
  title = {Cisco (Coregonus artedi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cisco},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}