Prosopium abyssicola
Prosopium abyssicola (Snyder, 1919)
Bear Lake whitefish


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Family:  Salmonidae (Salmonids), subfamily: Coregoninae
Max. size:  28 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater, non-migratory
Distribution:  North America: Endemic to Lake Bear, southeast Idaho and northern Utah in USA.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Usually found near the bottom and rarely near shore.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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