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Gizzard fish

Coregonus clupeaformis (Mitchill, 1818)

Status not recordedbony fish

The gizzard fish (Coregonus clupeaformis) is a species in the family Salmonidae, order Salmoniformes.

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Quick facts about the gizzard fish

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 gizzard fish live?

Not recorded

Is the gizzard fish 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 gizzard fish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSalmoniformes
  5. familySalmonidae
  6. genusCoregonus
  7. SpeciesCoregonus clupeaformis (Mitchill, 1818)

Synonyms Coregonus albus, Coregonus atikameg, Coregonus clupeaformis dustini, Coregonus clupeaformis gulliveri, Coregonus clupeaformis latus, Coregonus clupeaformis medorae, Coregonus clupeiformis, Coregonus labradoricus, Coregonus latior, Coregonus neohantoniensis, Coregonus odonoghuei, Coregonus sapidissimus, Salmo clupeaformis, Salmo labradoricus, Salmo otsego

Other names and names in other languages (24)
  • Common whitefishEnglish
  • Eastern whitefishEnglish
  • Great lakes whitefishEnglish
  • Lake whitefishEnglish
  • Sault whitefishEnglish
  • كورجون رنكي الشكلArabic
  • AtikamekwAtikamekw
  • SøheltDanish
  • HeringsmaräneGerman
  • grand corégoneFrench
  • KapisilikInuktitut
  • MareneDutch
  • AdikamegOjibwa
  • Sieja kanadyjskaPolish
  • Американский сигRussian
  • kanadasikSwedish
  • Keki-yuak-tukroot
  • Cá hồi trắng hồVietnamese
  • 鯡形白鮭Chinese
  • Corégone du lacFrench
  • KavasilikInuktitut
  • KavisilakInuktitut
  • KavisilikInuktitut
  • Сельдевидный сигRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the gizzard fish

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

CompareGizzard fish vs LavaretGizzard fish vs VendaceGizzard fish vs PeledGizzard fish vs Omul

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the gizzard fish?

The gizzard fish (Coregonus clupeaformis) belongs to the family Salmonidae in the order Salmoniformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Gizzard fish (Coregonus clupeaformis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/gizzard-fish

MLA

“Gizzard fish (Coregonus clupeaformis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/gizzard-fish.

BibTeX
@misc{gizzard_fish_2026,
  title = {Gizzard fish (Coregonus clupeaformis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/gizzard-fish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}