Atlantic whitefish (Coregonus huntsmani)

Scientific name: Coregonus huntsmani Scott, 1987

Atlantic whitefish (Coregonus huntsmani)

The Atlantic whitefish (Coregonus huntsmani) is a freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, known only from Yarmouth Harbor, Tusket River drainage, and Leipsigate Lake in southern Nova Scotia, Canada.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 9 - 12; Vertebrae: 63 - 64. Body elongate and tapering, compressed laterally but less so than lake whitefish, greatest body depth at front of dorsal fin. Head relatively short, never observed with nuchal hump; eye small, adipose eyelid distinct; snout length always greater than eye diameter; upper jaw or snout projecting slightly in large males

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Coregonus huntsmani
Family
Salmonidae (Salmonids)
Order
Salmoniformes (Salmons)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Common length
27.5
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; anadromous
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Western Atlantic: known only from Yarmouth Harbor, Tusket River drainage, and Leipsigate Lake in southern Nova Scotia, Canada.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (D2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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