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

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.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Canadian Field-Naturalist
Main Authors: Vecsei, Paul, Panayi, Damian
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 2015
Subjects:
Range extension
Pygmy Whitefish
Prosopium coulterii
Northwest Territories
Coregoninae
distribution
Bluefish Lake
Yellowknife Lake
Great Slave Lake
Canada
Great Bear Lake
Yellowknife
Yellowknife River
Pygmy whitefish
Online Access:https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/1669
https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v129i1.1669
Description
Summary: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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