Range extension for Pygmy Whitefish (Prosopium coulterii) in the Northwest Territories, Canada

Authors

  • Paul Vecsei Golder Associates Ltd., 9–4905 48th Street, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 3S3
  • Damian Panayi Golder Associates Ltd., 9–4905 48th Street, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 3S3

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v129i1.1669

Keywords:

Range extension, Pygmy Whitefish, Prosopium coulterii, Northwest Territories, Coregoninae, distribution, Bluefish Lake, Yellowknife Lake, Great Slave Lake

Abstract

We document the first occurrence of Pygmy Whitefish (Prosopium coulterii) in the Northwest Territories outside of Great Bear Lake. Six specimens were captured in Bluefish Lake in September 2012. Bluefish Lake is on the Yellowknife River, approximately 25 km upstream from Great Slave Lake.

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Published

2015-06-05

Issue

Vol. 129 No. 1 (2015)

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Notes

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