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Class: Teleostei
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae Salmonids
Subfamily: Coregoninae
Genus: Prosopium

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6 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Prosopium abyssicola Bear Lake whitefish North America 28 TL 1919
Prosopium coulterii Pygmy whitefish North America 28 TL 1892
Prosopium cylindraceum Round whitefish North America 59 TL 1784
Prosopium gemmifer Bonneville cisco North America 22 TL 1919
Prosopium spilonotus Bonneville whitefish North America 56 TL 1919
Prosopium williamsoni Mountain whitefish North America 70 TL 1856



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