Alaska whitefish
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The Alaska whitefish is a species
of whitefish
in the family
Salmonidae
.
It is found in parts of northwestern North America, where it occurs only in small and large rivers, and rarely in lakes.
The maximum length recorded for this species is 56 centimetres (22 in).
The Alaska whitefish is part of the Coregonus clupeaformis complex (lake whitefishes).
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of whitefish
Whitefish
Whitefish or white fish may refer to:In fishing terminology:* Whitefish , a fisheries term referring to the flesh of many types of fishIn fish species:...
in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Salmonidae
Salmonidae
Salmonidae is a family of ray-finned fish, the only living family currently placed in the order Salmoniformes. It includes salmon, trout, chars, freshwater whitefishes and graylings...
.
It is found in parts of northwestern North America, where it occurs only in small and large rivers, and rarely in lakes.
The maximum length recorded for this species is 56 centimetres (22 in).
The Alaska whitefish is part of the Coregonus clupeaformis complex (lake whitefishes).