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Bonneville cisco

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Bonneville cisco

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Prosopium
Species:
P. gemmifer
Binomial name
Prosopium gemmifer
(Snyder, 1919)
Bonneville Cisco

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,[2][3] and is considered a Wildlife Species of Concern by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.[4] 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.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ NatureServe (4 August 2023). "Prosopium gemmifer". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Utah Division of Wildlife Resources". www.wildlife.utah.gov. Archived from the original on 21 June 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Utah Division of Wildlife Resources". dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov. Archived from the original on 2003-06-11.
  4. ^ "Utah Sensitive Species List". dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov. Archived from the original on 2003-08-17.
  5. ^ "Bear Lake Fishing & Ice Fishing." Bear Lake Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau. Accessed July 27, 2023.
  6. ^ "Bear Lake Monster Winterfest." Bear Lake Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau. Accessed July 27, 2023.