About This Fish Kiyi Adult Size Range: 18 - 35 Cm (7.1 - 13.8 In)

About this fish Kiyi Adult Size Range: 18 - 35 cm (7.1 - 13.8 in)

Habitat: Kiyi (Cisco species) are found only in the Great Lakes between the United States and Canada. They are commonly found in Lake Superior but are rare in Lake Huron and Lake Ontario and endangered in Lake Michigan. Although they are occasionally found in shallower waters, kiyi prefer waters of at least 108 m in depth.

Fun Fish Fact: Kiyi have large, silvery scales with pink or purple iridescence.

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Fall Stomach Copepod The stomach content make-up and ratio in this image represent data from “An Evaluation of the Importance of Mysis relicta to the Lake Superior Fish Community” (2010). A thesis submitted to the faculty of the Graduate School of the Daphnia University of Minnesota by E. J. Isaac.

Spiny Water Flea

Mysis

Science Institute for Educators About this fish Kiyi Adult Size Range: 18 - 35 cm (7.1 - 13.8 in)

Fun Fish Fact: Kiyi have large, silvery scales with pink or purple iridescence.

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Spring Stomach Copepod The stomach content make-up and ratio in this image represent data from “An Evaluation of the Importance of Mysis relicta to the Lake Superior Fish Community” (2010). A thesis submitted to the faculty of the Graduate School of the Daphnia University of Minnesota by E. J. Isaac.

Spiny Water Flea

Mysis

Science Institute for Educators About this fish Kiyi Adult Size Range: 18 - 35 cm (7.1 - 13.8 in)

Fun Fish Fact: Kiyi have large, silvery scales with pink or purple iridescence.

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Summer Stomach Copepod The stomach content make-up and ratio in this image represent data from “An Evaluation of the Importance of Mysis relicta to the Lake Superior Fish Community” (2010). A thesis submitted to the faculty of the Graduate School of the Daphnia University of Minnesota by E. J. Isaac.

Spiny Water Flea

Mysis

Science Institute for Educators About this fish Lake Whitefish Adult Size Range: 27.1 - 100 cm (10.7 - 39.4 in) Habitat: Lake whitefish occur in Lake Superior and in deep, cool-water lakes in northern Minnesota. They are present in many lakes in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area and in lakes of the Upper Mississippi River drainage. They require cool, well-oxygenated water in the summertime. These fish tend to stay near the lake bottom.

Fun Fish Fact: The Anishinabe (Ojibwe) word for Great Lakes Whitefish is Adikameg.

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Fall Stomach Fingernail Clam The stomach content make-up and ratio in this image represent data from “An Evaluation of the Importance of Mysis relicta to the Lake Superior Fish Community” (2010). A thesis submitted to the faculty of the Graduate School of the Diporeia University of Minnesota by E. J. Isaac.

Spiny Water Flea

Midge Larvae

Mysis

Science Institute for Educators About this fish Lake Whitefish Adult Size Range: 27.1 - 100 cm (10.7 - 39.4 in)

Habitat: Lake whitefish occur in Lake Superior and in deep, cool-water lakes in northern Minnesota. They are present in many lakes in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area and in lakes of the Upper Mississippi River drainage. They require cool, well-oxygenated water in the summertime. These fish tend to stay near the lake bottom.

Fun Fish Fact: The Anishinabe (Ojibwe) word for Great Lakes Whitefish is Adikameg.

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Spring Stomach Fingernail Clam The stomach content make-up and ratio in this image represent data from “An Evaluation of the Importance of Mysis relicta to the Lake Superior Fish Community” (2010). A thesis submitted to the faculty of the Graduate School of the Diporeia University of Minnesota by E. J. Isaac.

Spiny Water Flea

Midge Larvae

Mysis

Science Institute for Educators About this fish Lake Whitefish Adult Size Range: 27.1 - 100 cm (10.7 - 39.4 in)

Fun Fish Fact: The Anishinabe (Ojibwe) word for Great Lakes Whitefish is Adikameg.

Science Institute for Educators Key

Summer Stomach Fingernail Clam The stomach content make-up and ratio in this image represent data from “An Evaluation of the Importance of Mysis relicta to the Lake Superior Fish Community” (2010). A Diporeia thesis submitted to the faculty of the Graduate School of the University of Minnesota by E. J. Isaac. Spiny Water Flea

Midge Larvae

Mysis

Science Institute for Educators About this fish Siscowet Lake Trout Adult Size Range: 42 - 150 cm (16.5 - 59.1 in) Habitat: The siscowet is a deep-water form of lake trout usually found at depths greater than 300 feet and only found in Lake Superior. Siscowet are the most abundant predator in Lake Superior.

Fun Fish Fact: “Unlike their svelte kin (namely lean lake trout), obesity is a natural state for siscowets. Siscowets’ tendency to develop more body fat (40-70 percent) than lean lake trout (about 10 percent) is natural and not a source of concern.” Siscowet Trout, A Plague of Riches, by Sharon Moen

Science Institute for Educators Key Fall Stomach The stomach content make-up and ratio in this image Fingernail Clam Sculpin represent data from “An Evaluation of the Importance of Mysis relicta to the Lake Superior Fish Community” (2010). A thesis submitted to the faculty of the Graduate School of the Diporeia Smelt University of Minnesota by E. J. Isaac.

Mysis Kiyi

Seed Shrimp

Science Institute for Educators Key Spring Stomach The stomach content make-up and ratio in this image Fingernail Clam Sculpin represent data from “An Evaluation of the Importance of Mysis relicta to the Lake Superior Fish Community” (2010). A thesis submitted to the faculty of the Graduate School of the Diporeia Smelt University of Minnesota by E. J. Isaac.

Mysis Kiyi

Seed Shrimp

Science Institute for Educators Key Summer Stomach The stomach content make-up and ratio in this image Fingernail Clam Sculpin represent data from “An Evaluation of the Importance of Mysis relicta to the Lake Superior Fish Community” (2010). A thesis submitted to the faculty of the Graduate School of the Diporeia Smelt University of Minnesota by E. J. Isaac.

Mysis Kiyi

Seed Shrimp

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