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Prosopium

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Coregoninae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Salmonidae

Scientific name
  
Prosopium

Higher classification
  
Freshwater whitefish

Order
  
Salmonids

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Lower classifications
  
Mountain whitefish, Round whitefish, Pygmy whitefish, Bonneville whitefish, Bear Lake whitefish

Prosopium is a genus of freshwater whitefishes found in North America and parts of eastern Russia. It contains three fairly widespread species: the round whitefish, the pygmy whitefish, and the mountain whitefish. The remaining species, the Bonneville cisco, the Bonneville whitefish, and the Bear Lake whitefish are endemic to Bear Lake.

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:

  • Prosopium abyssicola (Snyder, 1919) (Bear Lake whitefish)
  • Prosopium coulterii (C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1892) (Pygmy whitefish)
  • Prosopium cylindraceum (Pennant, 1784) (Round whitefish)
  • Prosopium gemmifer (Snyder, 1919) (Bonneville cisco)
  • Prosopium spilonotus (Snyder, 1919) (Bonneville whitefish)
  • Prosopium williamsoni (Girard, 1856) (Mountain whitefish)

    • References

    Prosopium Wikipedia
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