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Name and Code Family Salmonidae - trouts and salmons Species Coregonus nipigon Taxonomic Authority (Koelz, 1925) Common Name(s) Nipigon Cisco French Name toulibi OMNRF Code 098 Family TSN 161931 Parent TSN 161932 Species TSN 161968 Conservation Status Global Rank (GRank) G3G5 (2011-11-07) National Rank (NRank) NU (2017-12-22) Provincial Rank (SRank) SU COSEWIC Status none SARO Status none AFS Status none Status Notes none Ecological Value Ontario Origin native General Abundance limited distribution Tolerance intolerant Economic Importance commercial fishery Length-Weight Regression Coefficents Intercept (a) no data Slope (b) no data Length Basis n/a				Habitat and Feeding General Habitat(s) lacustrine Environment pelagic Trophic Class planktivore Thermal Regime coldwater Habitat Preference open, shallow waters of lakes Reproduction Reproductive Guild Nonguarders: Open substratum spawners: Pelagophils Spawning Habitat(s) lacustrine Spawning Season fall Spawning Month(s) November Spawning Temperature (°C) no data Fecundity no data Nursery Habitat(s) lacustrine Size and Age Adult Length (cm) 23.7-40.1 TL Adult Weight (kg) 0.10-0.54 Age at Maturity (yrs) 4 Maximum Length (cm) 54.5 TL Maximum Weight (kg) 0.907 Lifespan (yrs) 9 Ontario Records Record Length (cm) 54.5 TL Record Weight (kg) none				Ontario Range Map Ontario Distribution Lake Nipigon, Black Sturgeon Lake, Lake Abitibi, Lac Seul, and small inland lakes in northwestern Ontario (Lake Saganaga) Photographs Notes possible synonym of Coregonus artedi
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