Mountain Whitefish
Prosopium williamsoni
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Salmoniformes
- Family
- Salmonidae
Le Ménomini des montagnes (Prosopium williamsoni) est un poisson de la famille des Salmonidae présent dans le nord-ouest de l'Amérique du Nord. Description Ce poisson peut atteindre 70 centimètres de long pour un poids de 2,9 kg. La fraye a lieu entre octobre et novembre, lorsque les eaux ont entre 2 et 6 °C.
The mountain whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni) is one of the most widely distributed salmonid fish of western North America. It is found from the Mackenzie River drainage in Northwest Territories, Canada through western Canada and the northwestern USA in the Pacific, Hudson Bay and upper Missouri River basins to the Truckee River drainage in Nevada and Sevier River drainage in Utah. Description The body shape is superficially similar to the cyprinids, although it is distinguished by having both the adipose fin and axillary process of salmonids.
Prosopium williamsoni es una especie de peces Salmoniformes de la familia Salmonidae. Morfología Los machos pueden llegar alcanzar los 70 cm de longitud total y 2. 920 g de peso.
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