Broad whitefish

Broad whitefish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Coregonus
Species:
C. nasus
Binomial name
Coregonus nasus
Pallas, 1776
Synonyms

Coregonus kennicotti Milner, 1883

Frozen broad whitefish

The broad whitefish (Coregonus nasus) is a freshwater whitefish species. Dark silvery in colour, and like a herring in its shape. Its distinctive features includes: a convex head, short gill rakers, and a mild overbite. It is found in the Arctic-draining streams, lakes, and rivers of far eastern Russia and North America. Its prey includes larval insects, snails, and shellfish. It is eaten by humans and brown bears.

  1. ^ Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Coregonus nasus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T5370A11124496. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T5370A11124496.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

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