Freshwater

Arctic cisco

Coregonus autumnalis

The back of the Arctic cisco is rather high and slightly curved. The pelvis has an …

Bering cisco

Coregonus laurettae

The Bering cisco has an elongated, compressed body. It is distinguished from the Arctic cisco (Coregonus …

Charr, Arctic

Salvelinus alpinus

Like all members of the genus Salvelinus, the Arctic charr has bright spots on the body, …

Charr: Brook Trout

Salvelinus fontinalus

The charr group includes only one species that is actually called 'charr' in English, Salvelinus alpinus, …

Chukot char

Salvelinus andriashevi

The Chukot char is a relative of the Pacific whitespotted char (Salvelinus leacomaenis). Its body is …

Cisco

Coregonus spp

Characterised by a thick dorsal fin and a split tail, the cisco has a terminal mouth …

Dolly Varden trout

Salvelinus malma

The body of the Dolly Varden trout is elongated, somewhat rounded, with the greatest depth of …

Dolly Varden, Bull Trout

Salvelinus malma, Salvelinus confluentus

These two char species, as well as Arctic char, are difficult to distinguish by appearance alone, …

Humpback whitefish

Coregonus pidschian

The body of the humpback whitefish becomes more pronounced with age, growing taller. A well-defined hump …

Least cisco

Coregonus sardinella

The body of the Least Cisco is elongated, somewhat compressed at the sides, with the greatest …

Peled

Coregonus peled

The peled can be easily distinguished from other whitefish by its terminal mouth, in which the …

Splake

Salvelinus namaycush x Salvelinus fontinalis

Splake are difficult to identify externally as they resemble both parents. The body shape is intermediate …

Taranets char

Salvelinus taranetzi

This species is very similar to the Arctic char. Taranets char have a low, flattened body …

Trout, Blueback

Salvelinus alpinus oquassa

The landlocked or non-anadromous member of the charr family has been reclassified as the subspecies Arctic …

Trout, Brook

Salvelinus fontinalis

Brook trout have such unique coloration and patterns that they are rarely confused with other fish, …

Trout, Lake

Salvelinus namaycush

Lake trout have the same moderately elongated shape as trout and salmon. Its tail is moderately …

Trout, Sunapee

Salvelinus alpinus oquassa

Trout, Sunapee - A member of the loach family was once classified as a separate species …

Whitefish, Lake

Coregonus clupeaformis

A slender, elongated species, the lake whitefish is silvery white with an olive or pale greenish-brown …