Distinctions Between the Broad Whitefish, Coregonus nasus , and Other North American Whitefishes
176 specimens of C. nasus and 121 of "humpback" whitefish (allied to C. clupeaformis) were examined from 15 North American localities where the two kinds occurred sympatrically. No previously published criteria were effective in separating the two kinds at all sizes in all localities, but...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/f62-046 2024-03-03T08:45:15+00:00 Distinctions Between the Broad Whitefish, Coregonus nasus , and Other North American Whitefishes Lindsey, C. C. 1962 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f62-046 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f62-046 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada volume 19, issue 4, page 687-714 ISSN 0015-296X journal-article 1962 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/f62-046 2024-02-07T10:53:40Z 176 specimens of C. nasus and 121 of "humpback" whitefish (allied to C. clupeaformis) were examined from 15 North American localities where the two kinds occurred sympatrically. No previously published criteria were effective in separating the two kinds at all sizes in all localities, but combinations of certain pairs of measurements chosen to compensate for non-isometric growth allowed identification of all individuals examined. Length of longest gill raker was less than 20% of the interorbital width in all C. nasus, more in all "humpbacks". Means of 15 other proportional or meristic characters differed consistently between sympatric species pairs. C. nasus is a distinct and widespread species. Its distribution and nomenclature are reviewed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Humpback whitefish Canadian Science Publishing Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 19 4 687 714 |
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176 specimens of C. nasus and 121 of "humpback" whitefish (allied to C. clupeaformis) were examined from 15 North American localities where the two kinds occurred sympatrically. No previously published criteria were effective in separating the two kinds at all sizes in all localities, but combinations of certain pairs of measurements chosen to compensate for non-isometric growth allowed identification of all individuals examined. Length of longest gill raker was less than 20% of the interorbital width in all C. nasus, more in all "humpbacks". Means of 15 other proportional or meristic characters differed consistently between sympatric species pairs. C. nasus is a distinct and widespread species. Its distribution and nomenclature are reviewed. |
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Distinctions Between the Broad Whitefish, Coregonus nasus , and Other North American Whitefishes |
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Distinctions Between the Broad Whitefish, Coregonus nasus , and Other North American Whitefishes |
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Distinctions Between the Broad Whitefish, Coregonus nasus , and Other North American Whitefishes |
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Distinctions Between the Broad Whitefish, Coregonus nasus , and Other North American Whitefishes |
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Distinctions Between the Broad Whitefish, Coregonus nasus , and Other North American Whitefishes |
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distinctions between the broad whitefish, coregonus nasus , and other north american whitefishes |
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