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Round Whitefishes

Prosopium

Prosopium is a genus of freshwater whitefishes found in North America and parts of eastern Russia. It contains three fairly widespread species: the round whitefish, the pygmy whitefish, and the mountain whitefish. The remaining species, the Bonneville cisco, the Bonneville whitefish, and the Bear Lake whitefish are endemic to Bear Lake.

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6 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 6 known species

Mountain Whitefish

speciesProsopium williamsoni

Round Whitefish

speciesProsopium cylindraceum

Pygmy Whitefish

speciesProsopium coulterii

Bonneville whitefish

speciesProsopium spilonotus

Bonneville Cisco

speciesProsopium gemmifer

Bear Lake Whitefish

speciesProsopium abyssicola

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