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Coregonus huntsmani

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII SALMONIFORMES SALMONIDAE

Scientific Name: Coregonus huntsmani
Species Authority: Scott, 1987
Common Name/s:
English – Acadian Whitefish, Atlantic Whitefish, Common Whitefish, Round Whitefish, Sault Whitefish
French – Cisco

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable   D2   ver 2.3
Year Published: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Gimenez Dixon, M.
History:
1994 – Endangered (Groombridge 1994)
1990 – Endangered (IUCN 1990)
1988 – Endangered (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
1986 – Endangered (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: In the 1996 and 2000 IUCN Red Lists this species was incorrectly recorded as being present in the USA and that it occurred in the Great Lakes. The species is confined to the Petite Riviere watershed in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. Fish are known to occur in Millispsigate, Minamkeak and Hebb Lakes. These are all landlocked subpopulations. There appears to be an anadromous component and individuals have been recorded annually in the estuary. Specimens have also been recorded in the estuary of the LaHave River. The Tusket River subpopulation was considered anadromous, although they have not been recorded in the watershed for many years. Further information on the anadromous form is required, especially confirmation of its presence in the Gulf of Maine.
Countries:
Native:
Canada (Nova Scotia)
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: The Atlantic Whitefish is anadramous, however, very little is known about its habitat requirements in both sea and fresh water, its reproduction or its behaviour. It is likely that they spawn in late autumn (fall), as individuals have been observed moving upstream with Atlantic Salmon in October and November. The anadramous form is believed to spend the summer months in coastal waters.
Systems: Freshwater; Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): The landlocked subpopulations in the Petite Riviere watershed have been angled for the last 60 years. They are considered to be an excellent game fish. They are often confused with the Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) and considered a food fish. The Tusket River subpopulation was allegedly ruthlessly exploited.
Citation: Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Coregonus huntsmani. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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