whitefish

Any of a small group of freshwater and brackish-water fishes widespread in lakes and large rivers of the N hemisphere; some populations are migratory, others remain in fresh water; species include the vendace, cisco, and houting. (Genus: Coregonus. Family: Salmonidae.)

Members of the subfamily Coregoninae in the family Salmonidae, including the mountain or lake whitefishes in the genus Coregonus, round whitefishes in the genus Prosopium and the inconnu (Stenodus leucichthys). Any number other fish species: the chimaerae Callorhinchus milii and Hydrolagus ogilbyi some atherinopsids a clupeid, the Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) a cyprinid, the cape whitefish (Barbus andrewi) a hiodontid, the mooneye (Hiodon tergisus) some malacanthids some salangids Kutum is also called "White Fish" or "Caspian White Fish". a sparid, the white steenbras (Lithognathus lithognathus) Towns and geographical features that have the name "Whitefish": Whitefish, Montana Whitefish Lake, Montana Whitefish, New Mexico Whitefish Bay, a bay between the United States and Canada. Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin Whitefish, Ontario Whitefish Lake First Nation Whitefish Falls, Ontario

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