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Coregonus kiyi

The kiyi (Coregonus kiyi) is a species of freshwater whitefish, a deepwater cisco, endemic to the Great Lakes of North America. It previously inhabited Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron and Lake Ontario, but is now believed to persist only in Lake Superior where it is common.

Overview

The kiyi (Coregonus kiyi) is a species of freshwater whitefish, a deepwater cisco, endemic to the Great Lakes of North America. It previously inhabited Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron and Lake Ontario, but is now believed to persist only in Lake Superior where it is common. The various deepwater ciscos are also called chubs (not to be confused with the various species of Cyprinidae also called chubs). The kiyi is part of the large group of related northern ciscos known as the Coregonus artedi complex.

Habitat & distribution

Habitats

Freshwater

Video

Canon 6D + 16-35 f2.8 Muzik: Redd "Aziz Olmak" Acarlar Longozu, Sakarya'nın kuzeyinde Karasu ve Kaynarca içeleri arasında yer alan Türkiye'nin tek parça halindeki en büyük longoz(subasar) ormanı.Genişliği 250-1250m, uzunluğu 7,5kmdir.Oluşumu açısından tipik bir kıyı set gölüdür.Karadenizle arasında 20-25m yüksekliğinde kumullar, güneyinde ortalama 100m yüksekliğinde alçak tepelerle sınırlanır.Sakarya nehrinin 6km batısında yer alır, fazla suları Sakarya nehrine dökülür.Credit: yasin ilcebay · CC BY 3.0Source ↗

Sounds

تسجيل صوت لكلمة بحيرة باللغة العربيةMohammed Qays Kazem · Public domain

References

  1. GBIF Auto Sync GBIF
  2. WoRMS / Aphia World Register of Marine Species
  3. Wikipedia — Kiyi Wikipedia

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