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9. The Whiting. Sault Or Musqua River Whitefish. Coregonus labradorius.

Length, twenty inches. Color, bluish, the sides silvery.

The Whiting lives north and west from the White Mountains, and like the Menomonee is an excellent foodfish


10. The Common Whitefish. Sault Or Musqua River Whitefish. Coregonus clupeiformis.

Length, thirty inches. Color, bluish black on back; the sides silvery.

The Common Whitefish lives in the great western lakes.


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