Prosopium spilonotus, Bonneville whitefish

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Prosopium spilonotus (Snyder, 1919)

Bonneville whitefish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Salmoniformes (Salmons) > Salmonidae (Salmonids) > Coregoninae
Etymology: Prosopium: Greek, prosopon = face (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Snyder.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate; 43°N - 41°N

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North America: endemic to Bear Lake, southeast Idaho and northern Utah in USA.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 56.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5723); common length : 31.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193); max. reported age: 8 years (Ref. 12193)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Frequently found at depths of 12-30 m.

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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