Whitefish

White Fish or whitefish refers to several different species of fish in the coregonus family.

Whitefish Coregonus clupeiformis

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