Rocky Mountain
Whitefish (grayling) Prosopium
Wilhamaoni
The Rocky Mountain whitefish maintains an average length of 8-12
inches and the world record is 4 pounds7ounces. The overall colouration is
silvery with light or dark brown or olive on the back. This species occurs only
in the lakes and streams of Western North America. It is wide spread in
western Alberta and in British Columbia from the Fraser and
Columbia River systems throughout the pacific coastal drainages of the Bella
Coola, Skena, Nass and Stikine systems. The maximum age of this
bottom feeder is 17-18 years.
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