The search for Lake Superior ciscoes as described by W. Koelz in 1929 yields a surprising discovery: Shortnose Cisco (Coregonus reighardi), a presumed extinct species
Owen T. Gorman, Amanda S. Ackiss, Thomas C. Pratt, Joshua F. Lyons, Renee E. Renauer-Bova, Joseph V. Siegel, Ann J. Ropp, Yu‐Chun Kao
The paper re-examines historical descriptions of cisco species in Lake Superior, finding genetic and morphological evidence for the presence of the presumed extinct Shortnose Cisco.
bioRxiv · Apr 20, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology