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Lake whitefish

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The lake whitefish is a species of freshwater whitefish native to North America, found throughout much of Canada and parts of the northern United States, including all of the Great Lakes. It is sometimes called a humpback fish because of its small head relative to its body length, and other vernacular names include Otsego bass, Sault whitefish, gizzard fish, and Great Lakes whitefish. It is a valuable commercial fish also caught by sport fishermen, and its smoked, refrigerated, or vacuum-packed fillets are sold in North American grocery stores. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Freshwater 1
Scientific Name
Coregonus clupeaformis 2
Sources
1. Lake whitefish (Wikipedia)
System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
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The lake whitefish is a species of freshwater whitefish native to North America, found throughout much of Canada and parts of the northern United States, including all of the Great Lakes.
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2. Wikipedia: Lake whitefish
WikipediaWikidata Q110577 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
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