Atlantic whitefish

Coregonus huntsmani

Landlocked lake populations are all that remain

White
Temperate
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
North America
Elongated
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Temperate fish

The Atlantic whitefish (Coregonus huntsmani) is a coregonine fish inhabiting some freshwater lakes within Nova Scotia, Canada. It is known to survive only in the Petite Rivière watershed as landlocked populations. Earlier it was also found in the Tusket and Annis rivers of Nova Scotia.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Salmons and Trout
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Coregonus
Maximum length: 40 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Atlantic: known only from Yarmouth Harbor, Tusket River drainage, and Leipsigate Lake in southern Nova Scotia, Canada.
Conservation status: CRCritically Endangered

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