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cisco /ˈsɪskəʊ /noun (plural ciscoes)A freshwater whitefish of northern countries, most species of which are important food fishes.- Genus Coregonus, family Salmonidae: several species.
They prey on such fish as the cisco (lake herring), lake whitefish, central mudminnow, and golden shiner....- Overfishing of other species of ciscoes has reduced populations, and shifted more pressure to Coregonus hoyi.
- Coregonine fishes in New York, both whitefish and cisco, have been extensively introduced into waters outside of their natural ranges, such as lakes in the Adirondack Mountains.
OriginMid 19th century: of unknown origin. |