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Prosopium coulterii (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1892)

Pygmy whitefish
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: Pygmy whitefish, Pygmy whitefish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 27547.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott, 1980
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Salmoniformes (Salmons) > Salmonidae (Salmonids) > Coregoninae
Etymology: Prosopium: Greek, prosopon = face (Ref. 45335);  coulterii: Named after Dr. J.M. Coulter, a distinguished botanist..
  More on authors: Eigenmann & Eigenmann.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range 18 - 168 m (Ref. 27547), usually 55 - 70 m (Ref. 1998).   Temperate; 59°N - 47°N

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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