Showing Food Broad whitefish
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| Name | Broad whitefish | ||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Coregonus nasus | ||||||||||
| Description | The broad whitefish (Coregonus nasus) is a freshwater whitefish species. Dark silvery in colour, and like a herring in its shape, its distinctive features include a convex head, short gill rakers, and a mild overbite. It is found in the Arctic-draining streams, lakes, and rivers of far eastern Russia and North America. Its prey includes larval insects, snails, and shellfish. It is eaten by humans and brown bears. | ||||||||||
| Primary ID | FOOD00502 | ||||||||||
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| Group | Aquatic foods | ||||||||||
| Sub-Group | Fishes | ||||||||||
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| Superkingdom | Eukaryota | ||||||||||
| Kingdom | Metazoa | ||||||||||
| Phylum | Chordata | ||||||||||
| Class | Actinopteri | ||||||||||
| Order | Salmoniformes | ||||||||||
| Family | Salmonidae | ||||||||||
| Genus | Coregonus | ||||||||||
| Species | nasus | ||||||||||
| Variety | Not Available | ||||||||||
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| ITIS ID | 161936 | ||||||||||
| Wikipedia ID | Broad whitefish | ||||||||||
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| Content Reference | — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2008. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 21. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page. | ||||||||||