Shortnose cisco (Coregonus reighardi) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 5

Habitat

Habitat requirements

The shortnose cisco was collected in depths ranging from 37m to 92m in Lake Huron (Webb and Todd 1995), from 37m to 110m in Lake Michigan (Jobes 1943), and from 22m to 92m in Lake Ontario (Pritchard 1931). As a result, it lived in a clear, cold water environment year round. Nothing else is known about its habitat preferences.

Trends

The preferred deepwater habitat of the shortnose cisco has likely changed little over time (Allen et al. 1969, Berst and Spangler 1973).

Protection/ownership

The Great Lakes are publicly owned, and all fish habitat within the lakes are protected by the federal Fisheries Act.

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