Bonneville cisco
| Bonneville cisco | |
|---|---|
Vulnerable (NatureServe) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Salmoniformes |
| Family: | Salmonidae |
| Genus: | Prosopium |
| Species: | P. gemmifer |
| Binomial name | |
| Prosopium gemmifer (Snyder, 1919) | |
The Bonneville cisco (Prosopium gemmifer) is a species of cisco endemic to Bear Lake along the Utah-Idaho border of the United States. It is one of three freshwater whitefishes endemic to Bear Lake, alongside the Bear Lake whitefish and the Bonneville whitefish, and is considered a Wildlife Species of Concern by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. It is a popular ice-fishing target when the lake freezes and, during the spawning season of January to February, is caught by waders with hand nets.
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