Coregonus johannae Wagner, 1910
Deepwater cisco
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre, 1986, 1988; Miller et al., 1989; IUCN, 1990; Williams et al., 1989:13; Groombridge, 1994; Baillie & Groombridge, 1996; WCMC, 1996b; Jelks et al., 2008:395; Burkhead, 2012; Hammerson, 2024)
Last record (disputed): June 1951 (Lake Michigan) (Moffett, 1957 fide Scott et al., 1973:251 [as 1951]; Miller et al. 1989:23); 4 August 1952 (Lake Huron) (Miller et al. 1989:23); 1952 (Lake Michigan) (Chicago Museum); 1957 (Lake Michigan) (Scott et al., 1973:252); 1960's (Hammerson, 2024)
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Estimated date of extinction: 1955 (Burkhead, 2012)
Distribution
Michigan (Lakes Michigan and Huron), USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
USNM 64682.5018724 (1 fish)
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Wagner, G. (1910). Argyrosomus johannae, a new species of cisco from Lake Michigan. Science 31(807): 957-958.
Other references:
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