| Common name | Pygmy whitefish |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Canada |
| Locality | British Columbia |
| Ref. | Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
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| Remarks | 'Pygmy', i.e., short, from Latin 'pygmaeus' from Greek 'pugmaios', i.e., dwarfish, from Greek 'pugme', i.e., fist as a measure of length from the elbows to the knuckles (p. 422 in Ref. 11979); 'whitefish', i.e., any of the various market fishes with white flesh that is not oily (p. 1345 in Ref. 11978). |