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Kiyi

Coregonus kiyi (Koelz, 1921)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the kiyi

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 kiyi live?

Not recorded

Is the kiyi 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 kiyi classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSalmoniformes
  5. familySalmonidae
  6. genusCoregonus
  7. SpeciesCoregonus kiyi (Koelz, 1921)

Synonyms Coregonus kiyi orientalis, Leucichthys kiyi, Leucichthys kiyi orientalis

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • síh pelagickýCzech
  • cisco kiyiFrench
  • Ряпушка-кийиRussian
  • 基氏白鮭Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the kiyi

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

CompareKiyi vs LavaretKiyi vs VendaceKiyi vs PeledKiyi vs Omul

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the kiyi?

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

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Kiyi (Coregonus kiyi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/kiyi

MLA

“Kiyi (Coregonus kiyi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/kiyi.

BibTeX
@misc{kiyi_2026,
  title = {Kiyi (Coregonus kiyi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/kiyi},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}