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Whitefish

Whitefish refers to several different species of fish in the coregonus family.

Whitefish *Coregonus clupeiformis*

This includes the lake whitefish (coregonus clupeaformis), round whitefish (Coregonus cylindraceum) also known as frostfish, cisco or lake herring (Coregonus artedii). Lake whitefish may reach 22 inches (56 cm) and 4 lbs (1.8 kg).

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