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Lake Herring Illustration
Lake Herring
(Coregonus artedii)

Length: 11-15 inches [28 - 38 cm]
Weight: 6-24 ounces [170 - 680 grams]
Coloring: silvery with pink to purple iridescence
Common Names: cisco, tullibee, freshwater herring, blueback Great Lakes Habitat: Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Huron, Lake Erie


Lake herring are small, silvery, slender-bodied fish that live in relatively shallow waters of the Great Lakes, as well as in deep inland lakes.


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