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Wednesday, 13 February 2013

Rocky Mountain Whitefish (grayling) Prosopium Wilhamaoni


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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