coregonus clupeiformis

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coregonus clupeiformis - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Whitefish \White"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
     (a) Any one of several species of Coregonus, a genus of
         excellent food fishes allied to the salmons. They inhabit
         the lakes of the colder parts of North America, Asia, and
         Europe. The largest and most important American species
         (Coregonus clupeiformis) is abundant in the Great
         Lakes, and in other lakes farther north. Called also
         lake whitefish, and Oswego bass.
     (b) The menhaden.
     (c) The beluga, or white whale.
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     Note: Various other fishes are locally called whitefish, as
           the silver salmon, the whiting
     (a), the yellowtail, and the young of the bluefish
         (Pomatomus saltatrix).
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