Round whitefish (Prosopium cylindraceum)

Scientific name: Prosopium cylindraceum Pennant, 1784

Round whitefish (Prosopium cylindraceum)

The Round whitefish (Prosopium cylindraceum) is a freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae.

Biology

Inhabits shallow areas of lakes and clear streams, rarely entering brackish water. Also in rivers with swift current and stony bottom. Migration is limited to movements associated with spawning. Epipelagic. Feeds on benthic invertebrates and occasionally on fishes and fish eggs. One specimen taken from a depth of 218.9 m in eastern Lake Superior, off Grand Marais, Michigan.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Prosopium cylindraceum
Family
Salmonidae (Salmonids)
Order
Salmoniformes (Salmons)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
59.0
Common length
28.6
Depth range
72 m (236 ft)
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; demersal; potamodromous; depth range ? - 72 m, usually ? - 37 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Arctic and Pacific drainages from western Hudson Bay in Canada to Alaska and northern British Columbia, Canada; Arctic and Atlantic drainages from Labrador in Canada to Connecticut, USA and west through St. Lawrence-Great Lakes basin in Canada-USA (except Lake Erie). Northern Asia: widely distributed in Siberian rivers.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tm=5-7; tmax=16; Fec=1,000)

Sources

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

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