Definitions

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  • proper noun A taxonomic subfamily within the family Salmonidae — the freshwater whitefish.

Etymologies

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Coregonus +‎ -inae

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Examples

  • The subfamily Coregoninae consists of about 30 species classified in three genera.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • Compared to the subfamilies Salmoninae and Coregoninae, Thymallinae contains little diversity: one genus and four species.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • The small mouth of whitefishes limits the size of the food items they can consume, but the inconnu or sheefish, a member of the subfamily Coregoninae, is a large to 50 pounds/23 kg, predatory species.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • The subfamily Coregoninae consists of about 30 species classified in three genera.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • Compared to the subfamilies Salmoninae and Coregoninae, Thymallinae contains little diversity: one genus and four species.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • The subfamily Coregoninae consists of about 30 species classified in three genera.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • Several other characteristics set the graylings (subfamily Thymallinae) off from the other subfamilies of the family Salmonidae: the trout and salmon (Salmoninae) and the whitefishes (Coregoninae).

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • The small mouth of whitefishes limits the size of the food items they can consume, but the inconnu or sheefish, a member of the subfamily Coregoninae, is a large to 50 pounds/23 kg, predatory species.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • Compared to the subfamilies Salmoninae and Coregoninae, Thymallinae contains little diversity: one genus and four species.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • Several other characteristics set the graylings (subfamily Thymallinae) off from the other subfamilies of the family Salmonidae: the trout and salmon (Salmoninae) and the whitefishes (Coregoninae).

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

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