Common name of Coregonus sardinella
 
Common name Least cisco
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Canada
Locality Also used in Arctic Canada (Ref. 27545).
Ref. Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st modifier mod. for affinity
2nd modifier
Remarks In 1990 reprint of Ref. 1998. 'Cisco', short for Canadian French term 'ciscoette' for any of the whitefish genus of the Coregonid family including important food fishes of the Great Lakes region (p. 243 in Ref. 11978). Also used in Ref. 27545.
 
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