Prosopium gemmifer
Prosopium gemmifer (Snyder, 1919)
Bonneville cisco


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Family:  Salmonidae (Salmonids), subfamily: Coregoninae
Max. size:  22 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 6 years
Environment:  pelagic; freshwater, non-migratory
Distribution:  North America: endemic to Bear Lake in southeastern Idaho and northern Utah, USA.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Adults occur in open water. Widely scattered when water is colder than 14.4°C; as water warms, descends into deeper, colder water.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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