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Bonneville cisco
Species of fish / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bonneville cisco (Prosopium gemmifer) is a species of cisco endemic to Bear Lake along the Utah-Idaho border of the United States. It is one of three freshwater whitefishes endemic to Bear Lake, alongside the Bear Lake whitefish and the Bonneville whitefish,[2][3] and is considered a Wildlife Species of Concern by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.[4] It is a popular ice-fishing target when the lake freezes and, during the spawning season of January to February, is caught by waders with hand nets.[5][6]
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Bonneville cisco | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Salmoniformes |
Family: | Salmonidae |
Genus: | Prosopium |
Species: | P. gemmifer |
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Prosopium gemmifer (Snyder, 1919) | |
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